Reclaimed Belgian Church Tiles

Basecles is a small Belgian village once known for its black stone quarries, worked from the 15th to the 19th century. The stone gained fame when the Medici family began using it in their palaces, and its popularity spread to royalty, popes and the European aristocracy. Louis XIV taxed it heavily to keep others from importing it, earning it the nickname "Black Gold."

Widely used in Belgian churches and cathedrals, it became known as "Church Stone." Its reputation reached far beyond Europe, and it was even used in the Taj Mahal.

Its deep, layered black takes careful polishing, which also gives the surface a distinctive satin sheen. Often called a marble, Belgian black is technically a sedimentary stone, formed in layers like slate.

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