
Used in various types of applications granite has also been forming part of various monuments for many years now. Because of its massive nature and homogeneous grain, it is eminently adapted for monumental and architectural work as well as for massive masonries. Granite's wide range in appearance and color further entices one to adopt the granite as the stone of choice for creating monuments.
Granite has been extensively used as a dimension stone and as flooring tiles in public and commercial buildings and monuments. With increasing amount of acid rain in parts of the world, granite has begun to supplant marble as a monument material, since it is much more durable. The capacity of taking on good polish gives granite a pleasing appearance. Its quality of resistance to weathering surpasses it over marble, which makes it all the more suitable for monumental purposes.