Uploaded on 2015-04-26 by chbedekovic

[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14300755089984276.jpg Most of the materials used for the Elizabeth Tower (1859, London) came from all over the UK, except one material: Caen stone (Limestone, quarried near the city of Caen, France) was used on the inside of the tower. Globalisation at the time was not as much of a topic in the 19th century, given the limitations and costs of transportation, but certain elements were distributed throughout an entire continent. Given that most of the construction WAS localised activity, even in that time, necessary construction materials were transported. I don't completely agree with the argument that the advancement of construction processes and materials are the ultimate reason for globalised distribution of certain materials, instead of the affordability and feasibility of transporting materials and using THAT instead of local materials.