It was constructed entirely out of local limestone from the quarries at St. Elias which accentuates the austere style of the Doric building .
St. Elias is a particularly hard stone with bluish - grey shades .
It was constructed entirely out of local limestone from the quarries at St. Elias , a particularly hard stone with bluish - grey shades , which accentuates the austere style of the Doric building .