Arch is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is also a church parish of the Swiss Reformed Church...
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(443 ft) in height. The tallest dam in the world is the Jinping-I Dam, an arch dam in China at 305 m (1,001 ft). The tallest embankment dam and second tallest...
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An arch is a curved vertical structure spanning an open space underneath it. Arches may support the load above them, or they may perform a purely decorative...
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Islands Arch, Switzerland, a municipality in the canton of Bern Arch Creek (Montana), United States Arch 22, a commemorative arch in The Gambia Arch Street...
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Bohemian Switzerland (Czech: České Švýcarsko; German: Böhmische Schweiz), also known as Czech Switzerland, is a nature region in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains...
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Montsalvens arch dam in Switzerland, thereby improving the dam profile in the vertical direction by using a parabolic arch shape instead of a circular arch shape...
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A through arch bridge, also known as a through-type arch bridge, is a bridge that is made from materials such as steel or reinforced concrete, in which...
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Saxon Switzerland, south of the Lichtenhain Waterfall and above the Kirnitzsch valley. It is crowned by the 15th-century castle of Wildenstein. The arch is...
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2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the well-known Delicate Arch, which constitute the highest density of natural arches in the world. It also contains...
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Pravčická brána (category Natural arches)
height of 16 metres, 8 metre maximum width and 3 metre arch, it is the largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, and one of the most striking nature monuments...
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of architecture schools in Switzerland. ETH Zurich: ETH Zurich Faculty of Architecture (D-ARCH), Zürich, http://www.arch.ethz.ch EPFL, École Polytechnique...
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Salginatobel Bridge (category Deck arch bridges)
Salginatobel Bridge is a reinforced concrete arch bridge designed by Swiss civil engineer Robert Maillart. It was constructed across an alpine ravine...
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Contra Dam (category Arch dams)
Verzasca Dam and the Locarno Dam, is an arch dam on the Verzasca River in the Val Verzasca of Ticino, Switzerland. The dam creates Lago di Vogorno 2 km...
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Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery (redirect from Langenbecks Arch Surg)
Surgeons, European Society of Endocrine Surgeons, and the German, Austrian and Swiss Surgical Associations for Minimal Invasive Surgery. The journal is currently...
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Taq Kasra (redirect from Ctesiphon arch)
monument, dated to c. the 3rd to 6th centuries, which is sometimes called the Arch of Ctesiphon. It is located near the modern town of Salman Pak, Iraq. It...
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Master of Architecture (redirect from M.Arch.)
The Master of Architecture (M.Arch or MArch) is a professional degree in architecture qualifying the graduate to move through the various stages of professional...
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Gmündertobelbrücke (category Arch bridges)
concrete arch bridges and, when completed in 1908, was briefly the longest concrete arch bridge span in the world. It is classified by the Swiss government...
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The Monumental Arch, also called the Arch of Triumph (Arabic: قوس النصر) or the Arch of Septimius Severus, was an ornamental archway in Palmyra, Syria...
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Saxon Switzerland (German: Sächsische Schweiz) is a hilly climbing area and national park in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. It is located around the Elbe...
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New Balance (redirect from New Balance Arch Support Company)
Massachusetts, the multinational corporation was founded in 1906 as the New Balance Arch Support Company. New Balance maintains a manufacturing presence in the United...
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ETH Zurich Faculty of Architecture (redirect from D-ARCH)
Founded in 1854, the Department of Architecture (D-ARCH) at ETH Zurich in Switzerland is an architecture school in Zürich, providing education in the fields...
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The A5 is a Swiss autobahn (motorway) connecting Luterbach, Solothurn, Biel/Bienne, La Neuveville, Neuchâtel, and Yverdon. It branches off to the northeast...
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Non-stop Ironman Racing". LAVA Magazine. Retrieved 17 August 2014. "Arch to Arc Triathlon". Arch to Arc. Meier, Dani (2018). Go Hard or Go Home. Sportwelt Verlag...
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Lai da Ova Spin (category Arch dams)
the Spöl river at Zernez, Grisons, Switzerland. Its volume is 7.4 mio m³ and surface area 34 ha (84 acres). The arch dam Ova Spin was completed in 1968...
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Merger Appeal by Rival. New York Times, April 12, 1996 Switzerland's Top Bank Spurns Merger Bid From Arch-Rival. New York Times, April 12, 1996 Finance and...
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Nant de Drance Hydropower Plant (category Arch dams)
Hydropower Plant is a pumped-storage power station in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is within the municipality of Finhaut, district of Saint-Maurice...
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ETH Zurich (redirect from Swiss Fed Inst of Technology Zürich, Switzerland)
Institute of Technology Zurich) is a public research university in Zürich, Switzerland. Founded in 1854 with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists...
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Malá Pravčická brána (category Natural arches)
is a natural sandstone arch, that is about 2.3 m (7.5 ft) high and 3.3 m (11 ft) wide. It is located in Bohemian Switzerland near the red signposted...
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quoted by an 8th-century Swiss monk known only as the "Einsiedeln Anonymous", makes it clear that this was Titus' triumphal arch. Sculptural fragments of...
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Lac d'Émosson (category Arch dams)
the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located in the municipalities of Salvan and Finhaut. The closest small city in Switzerland is Martigny. The lake...
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