Belgium<\/i>\u00a0Block<\/em>\u00a0or Belgian Block is a generic term used to describe extremely large, 10\u201d to 12\u201d long blocks of stone, resembling over-sized rectangle cobblestone. Most of the Belgian Block on the market today has actually little or no affiliation with Belgium itself. Some of the block is newly cut stone made in the U.S., or from other areas around the world. These huge rectangle\u00a0or sometimes cubical shaped pieces of stone are typically made of granite and used for paving, borders and a wide variety of landscaping projects.<\/p>\n The term\u00a0Belgian or Belgium Block\u00a0has some historical connection to the 17th and 18th centuries when European ships set sail from ports such as Antwerp, in search of goods to trade. Large blocks of stone were used as ballast for ships that were too light. The ships belly would be filled with goods purchased, then the rough blocks of stone would be left behind and often used for street paving, with U.S. port cities such as Boston, New York, Charleston benefiting. The term Belgium Block has simply stuck, with today\u2019s oversized granite cobblestone blocks – whether domestic, imported, old or new, sometimes being referred to as\u00a0Belgian Block<\/em>.<\/p>\n However, if you\u2019re searching for 100% authentic large rectangle cobblestone that is actually from Europe, let Monarch Stone International<\/a> introduce you to Historic European Cobblestone<\/a> <\/strong>– genuine reclaimed cobblestone imported from Europe!\u00a0 Historic European Cobblestone<\/a><\/strong> is antique granite (or sandstone) cobblestone varying in size from 5\u2033 wide x 9\u2033 long with even larger sizes available. For many driveways and landscape, large rectangle cobblestone may be exactly what you need to create a memorable and lasting impression for the exterior of your home. As driveway paving, edging or curbing, cobblestone or Belgian Block\u00a0can create a stunning effect and add curb appeal for the life of your home!<\/p>\n Visit our website<\/a> and give\u00a0us a call\u00a0<\/a>to discuss your driveway or landscaping project today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Belgian Block\u00a0is a generic term used to describe extremely large 10\u201d to 12\u201d long blocks of stone, resembling oversized rectangle cobblestone, which actually have little or no affiliation with Belgium itself. These huge rectangle\u00a0or sometimes cubical shaped pieces of stone are typically made of granite and used for paving, borders and a wide variety of landscaping projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[43,24,18,14],"dipi_cpt_category":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historiceuropeancobblestone.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2786"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historiceuropeancobblestone.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historiceuropeancobblestone.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historiceuropeancobblestone.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historiceuropeancobblestone.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2786"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.historiceuropeancobblestone.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3019,"href":"https:\/\/www.historiceuropeancobblestone.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2786\/revisions\/3019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historiceuropeancobblestone.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historiceuropeancobblestone.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historiceuropeancobblestone.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historiceuropeancobblestone.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2786"},{"taxonomy":"dipi_cpt_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historiceuropeancobblestone.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dipi_cpt_category?post=2786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}