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Word: arched (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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Architecture 2a, Arch. Bldg...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Final Examinations. | 6/1/1896 | See Source »

Architecture 2a, Arch. Bldg...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Final Examinations. | 5/29/1896 | See Source »

Architecture 2b, Arch. Bldg...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Order of Final Examinations. | 5/19/1896 | See Source »

Architecture 2a, Arch. Bldg...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Order of Final Examinations. | 5/19/1896 | See Source »

...distinguishing features of the Gothic style is the pointed arch. It was first used as a structural device in vaulting, the pointed arch being better adapted for spanning openings where the height of the arch can not be limited by its span. The only means of using a circular arch where the height is to be greater than the span, is by elevating or tilting it. This is a cumbrous construction and belongs to the Romanesque architecture. The circular arch was long retained in covering window openings, and in the arch construction of the triforium...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Exhibition of Lantern Slides. | 3/10/1896 | See Source »

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