The famous waterjet marble greek key border

The famous waterjet marble greek key border

The famous key border of Greece is the ancient Greek key pattern. When you pay attention to the things around you, you will find that this classic design has appeared in our life many times. as the name suggests, this decorative pattern originated in ancient Greece, where many architectural fringes and pottery vases have stripes of this regular geometric pattern.

 The essence of the Greek key is an interlocking rectangular pattern composed of a continuous line. Most commonly used as a border or band, this type of style is sometimes referred to as "meandering" because of the way routes are twisted and turned. In any case, ancient Greek meanders were mainly used in vases, sculptures, buildings and bronze shields. Most ancient Greek temples adopted this design as an illustration of the concept of infinity and unity. It was also popular throughout the Roman Empire in tiles, mosaics and architecture. 

In the late 18th century and early 19th century, Greek key design, as an important element of neoclassical architecture, became popular in the United States. In fact, many of our most popular buildings in Washington, D.C., incorporate this design element. Greece's key frontier is a classic and enduring design, both classic and modern. It's easy to integrate into the family because it provides a wonderful balance, simplicity, fusion of ancient and modern art, and it's the ideal male and female element. Nowadays, Greek keys are used as a fashion decoration in interior and exterior design, especially as decorative frames. For example, marble mosaic, ceramic tile, carpet, curtain, furniture and so on. Let's take a look at below cases.

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