Glass


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Glass is a material transparent, brittle and easy of to melt. This material is used for windows, bottles, stained glass, decorative arts and eyewear. Glass is composed of silica and lime.

Characteristics **
 * **Its very shapeable**
 * **Depending on its size and thickness it can be very fragil or very strong**
 * **Its cost vary greatly from single thickness to abrasion resistant**
 * **Glass comes in many colors and degrees of transparency**
 * **Glass allows light to be transmitted and transformed**


 * There are many buildings in Caracas with glass facades. Among them, Banaven Center (Black Cube), Cristal Park and Polar Tower 1. The latter was the first building in the world with its 4 facades wholly made of glass. **




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