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    Large Arch (LH 503b) is an outdoor sculpture by British sculptor Henry Moore. It was installed in 1971 and is located in the outdoor plaza of the Cleo...
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    dominate. Arches had several advantages over the lintel, especially in the masonry construction: with the same amount of material it can have larger span,...
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    An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads...
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    pointed arch, ogival arch, or Gothic arch is an arch with a pointed crown meet at an angle at the top of the arch. Also known as a two-centred arch, its...
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    Skyline Arch is a large natural arch located in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, named because of its positioning on the horizon. The arch itself...
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    The Marble Arch is a 19th-century white marble-faced triumphal arch in London, England. The structure was designed by John Nash in 1827 as the state entrance...
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    A triumphal arch is a free-standing monumental structure in the shape of an archway with one or more arched passageways, often designed to span a road...
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    The Arch of Galerius (Greek: Αψίδα του Γαλερίου) or Kamara (Καμάρα) and the Rotunda (Ροτόντα) are neighbouring early 4th-century AD monuments in the city...
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  • Large Torso Arch (LH 503) is a public art work by English artist Henry Moore located at the Lynden Sculpture Garden near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The bronze...
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    The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted...
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  • Thumbnail for Double O Arch
    Double O Arch is a large natural arch located in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, in the United States. It is the second-largest arch within the...
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    Robinson's Arch is the name given to a monumental staircase carried by an unusually wide stone arch, which once stood at the southwestern corner of the...
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    Delicate Arch is a 52-foot-tall (16 m) freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park, near Moab in Grand County, Utah, United States. The arch is...
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    Proscenium (redirect from Proscenium arch)
    surrounded on the top and sides by a physical proscenium arch (whether or not truly "arched") and on the bottom by the stage floor itself, which serves...
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    innovation which later became the model for stadiums around the world. The large arch contained an equestrian statue of the dictator Benito Mussolini, which...
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    1963, the original steel arch was replaced by a larger arch with plastic panels, a rotating star and an attached inverted arch below the "RENO" lettering...
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    tied-arch bridge is an arch bridge in which the outward-directed horizontal forces of the arch(es) are borne as tension by a chord tying the arch ends...
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    natural arch, natural bridge, or (less commonly) rock arch is a natural landform where an arch has formed with an opening underneath. Natural arches commonly...
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    Landscape Arch is a natural arch in Arches National Park, Utah, United States. It is among the longest natural rock arches in the world. The arch is among...
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    many structures. In fish, the arches are known as the branchial arches, or gill arches. In the human embryo, the arches are first seen during the fourth...
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    The Arch of Titus (Italian: Arco di Tito; Latin: Arcus Tītī) is a 1st-century AD honorific arch, located on the Via Sacra, Rome, just to the south-east...
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    details and its Library Plaza, an urban space punctuated by the sculpture, "Large Arch" by Henry Moore. It is named for Cleo Rogers (1905–1964) who was the county...
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    The Arch of Constantine (Italian: Arco di Costantino) is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. The arch was commissioned...
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  • was my first compositional activity and the form of the piece into a large arch follows the text. The piece is scored for a chorus of 27 voices: nine...
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    Yellow courtyard archway with stone baskets Moorish tiles surrounding a large arch window The depiction of a mythological triton, symbolizing the allegory...
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    Changuinola Dam is an example of the RCC arch-gravity dam. A gravity dam requires a large volume of internal fill. An arch-gravity dam can be thinner than the...
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    Park. The Arch stands on a large green-space traffic island with crossings for pedestrian access. From its construction (1826–1830) the arch stood in a...
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    is known by its massive quality, thick walls, round arches, sturdy pillars, barrel vaults, large towers and decorative arcading. Each building has clearly...
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    Cassidy Arch is a large natural arch located in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. The formation is considered one of the more popular attractions in the...
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    The Nimtali arch (known in Bengali as Nimtali Deuri) is an arch in Dhaka, Bangladesh dating from the Mughal period. It was the gateway to the palace of...
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