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... Arch A second type of architectural structure is the arch . Unlike post - and - lintel structure , which is limited in the amount of unencumbered space it can cross , the arch can define large spaces . This is because its stresses are ...
... Arch A second type of architectural structure is the arch . Unlike post - and - lintel structure , which is limited in the amount of unencumbered space it can cross , the arch can define large spaces . This is because its stresses are ...
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... Arch of Titus Roman triumphal arches were another sort of impressive architectural monument . In the Arch of Titus ( Fig . 10.34 ) , the Roman Classical style survives in a memorial to the emperor Titus ( reigned A.D. 79-81 ) raised by ...
... Arch of Titus Roman triumphal arches were another sort of impressive architectural monument . In the Arch of Titus ( Fig . 10.34 ) , the Roman Classical style survives in a memorial to the emperor Titus ( reigned A.D. 79-81 ) raised by ...
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... arch , Gothic cathedrals use refined , upward - striving line to symbolize humanity's striving to escape from earth into the mystery of space . The pointed arch is the most easily identifiable characteris- tic of this style , and it ...
... arch , Gothic cathedrals use refined , upward - striving line to symbolize humanity's striving to escape from earth into the mystery of space . The pointed arch is the most easily identifiable characteris- tic of this style , and it ...
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