The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a landmark which consists of 2,777 five-pointed terrazzo-and-brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California. The stars are monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry, bearing the names of a mix of actors, directors, producers, musicians, theatrical/musical groups, fictional characters, and others.
6801 Hollywood Boulevard near the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood
The Walk of Fame at the 6800 block of Hollywood Boulevard with the Dolby Theatre in the foreground and the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue
Johnny Grant, center, at the July 29, 1991 presentation ceremony for producer Joe Pasternak, on the right. At left is Gene Kelly.
Hollywood Boulevard, 7000 block, north side, looking westward
Terrazzo is a composite material, poured in place or precast, which is used for floor and wall treatments. It consists of chips of marble, quartz, granite, glass, or other suitable material, poured with a cementitious binder, polymeric, or a combination of both. Metal strips often divide sections, or changes in color or material in a pattern. Additional chips may be sprinkled atop the mix before it sets. After it is cured it is ground and polished smooth or otherwise finished to produce a uniformly textured surface. "Terrazzo" is also often used to describe any pattern similar to the original terrazzo floors.
A uniform terrazzo floor in a German church
One of the most well known examples of terrazzo flooring is the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Terrazzo wall at the Gamla stan metro station, Stockholm
