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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Robinson's Arch was a monumental staircase carried by an unusually wide stone arch, which once stood at the southwestern corner of the Temple Mount. It...
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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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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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structures. In fish, the arches support the gills and are known as the branchial arches, or gill arches. In the human embryo, the arches are first seen during...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Cleo Rogers Memorial Library (section Large Arch)
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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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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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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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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Euston Arch, built in 1837 (and demolished in 1962), was the original entrance to Euston station, facing onto Drummond Street, London. The arch was demolished...
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Aloba Arch is a natural arch located in Chad. Large natural arches are somewhat rare outside the southern and western regions of China and the Colorado...
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Romanesque architecture (redirect from Romanesque arch)
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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The Victory Arch (Arabic: قوس النصر, romanized: Qaws an-Naṣr), officially known as the Swords of Qādisīyah, and popularly called the Hands of Victory or...
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