What is the guard stone?

Guard Stone is a robust decoration of the building located where cars or other traffic vehicles are of high probability that they will bind with the building and damage it over time. These stones were first used by the property owner, who noted that people who drive vehicles drawn by horses often do not realize the necessary radius of rotating the needy to prevent buildings. Since the metal axle protruding through the wheels of the cars would be plunged into the corners of the buildings over time, guard stones were introduced to provide a considerable object that protects the building from damage. On the corner of the building, which lies at the intersection, is often placed a guard stone, where the vehicles are more likely to get into close contact with the building for rotation. In Europe, the stones of the guards are often connected directly to the building, while in the United States the guard stones are more often placed by a small distance from the building, such as the curb line in the parking lot.

The curbs serves the same purpose for the modern era as the guard stone served before 1900. The change in the form of the guard reflects the change of function. The guard stones were once higher, larger and would be very close to buildings. After the 19th century, high guard stones adjacent to the corners of the building were less necessary to prevent damage to the buildings, because people would be more cautious in delaying damage to their own cars.

, however, due to the lack of available visibility from the car, car drivers would sometimes have difficulty measurement between their car and the building they wanted to park nearby. The curbs were soon implemented to prevent cars from hitting the building, but were built low to the ground and further from the building than the traditional guard stones that have been added changes in the need for solutions due to technological progress. On the roads, guard stones are often made of concrete or steel and are rarely decorated.

against the building, howeverE with more likely a decorative guard, acting as an ornament of a building and also a practical measure to prevent damage. Guard stones are often made of a rock or metal and can be carved, formed, bent or otherwise created into a work of art. In many eastern countries, it is common to find the main purpose of the guard stone now to serve as decoration, because in some cases the guard stones are no longer necessary, where they were once.