Examples of revetment in the following topics:
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- Earlier temples were made from wood and other perishable materials and used terra cotta revetments in the form of rectangular and circular panels.
- With the introduction of stone as a building material, revetments became unnecessary and were replaced by sculptural ornamentation.
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- This surface could be smoothed and faced with attractive stucco, thin panels of marble, or other colored stones called revetment.
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- Some material for decoration was imported: Egyptian granite columns, fine marble for revetments and some capitals produced in workshops in the Proconnesos (present-day Marmara Island off the coast of Turkey).
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- The lower levels are reserved for painted images of saints and prophets and a decorative dado that mimics marble revetment.
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- Like Trajan's forum, the markets were elaborately decorated with marble floors and revetment, as well as decorative columns to frame the doorways.
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- The churches were decorated in mosaics, frescoes, and marble revetment.