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Space-spanning construction devices, diagrams.
Architecture; Architectural elements; Construction; Cantilever construction; Reinforced concrete construction; Structural systems; Structural elements; Structural frames; Lintels; Arches; Vaults (Architecture); Trusses; Diagrams; Drawings;...
From the "Elements of Architecture: Space-Spanning Construction Devices" section of the "Starter Kit". Elements included: post and lintel; corbeled arch; arch; vault; cantilever of reinforced concrete; suspension span; truss;...
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Great Pyramids, Gizeh [Giza], Egypt, valley temple of Khafre, granite posts and lintels, alabaster floor.
Architecture; Buildings; Temples; Funerary facilities; Religious facilities; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Interiors; Passageways; Rooms & spaces; Architectural elements; Walls; Structural systems; Structural elements; Structural...
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Rock-cut tombs, Beni Hasan, [Egypt], tomb of Amenemhet, exterior view, entrance.
Architecture; Rock-cut architecture; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Cemeteries; Funerary facilities; Death & burial; Cliffs; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Porticoes (Porches); Columns; Lintels
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Rock-cut tombs, Beni Hasan, [Egypt], plan and elevation of typical rock-cut tomb at Beni Hasan.
Architecture; Rock-cut architecture; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Cemeteries; Funerary facilities; Death & burial; Cliffs; Plans; Elevations; Drawings; Architectural drawings; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Porticoes...
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Great Temple of Amun, Karnak, [Egypt], hypostyle hall, reconstruction drawing.
Architecture; Temples; Religious facilities; Buildings; Monuments; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Halls; Architectural elements; Structural frames; Structural systems; Structural elements; Colonnades; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Flowers;...
Hypostyle hall, also called the "Temple of the Spirit of Sety, Beloved of Ptah in the House of Amun." Elements included: flower capitals; bud capitals; clerestory.
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Great Temple of Amun, Karnak, [Egypt], hypostyle hall, view amongst the columns.
Architecture; Temples; Religious facilities; Buildings; Monuments; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Halls; Architectural elements; Structural systems; Structural frames; Structural elements; Colonnades; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Flowers;...
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Three methods of spanning a passageway: (a) post and lintel, (b) corbeled arch, (c) arch, diagrams.
Architecture; Architectural elements; Construction; Structural systems; Structural elements; Structural frames; Arches; Lintels; Diagrams; Drawings; Architectural drawings; Structural drawings; Structural systems drawings
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Lion Gate, Mycenae, Greece.
Architecture; Archaeological sites; Ruins; Gates; City walls; Walls; Forts & fortifications; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Arches; Lintels; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Columns;...
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Skara Brae, Orkney Islands, Scotland, house, interior view.
Architecture; Archaeological sites; Settlements; Villages; Houses; Housing; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Domestic life; Architectural elements; Walls; Furniture; Furnishings; Built-in furniture; Seating...
(House 7 in plan of village, fig. 1-17, Stokstad, image no. 336-21 in VRC database)
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Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, aerial view.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Trilithons; Earthworks (Archaeology); Lintels; Architectural elements; Embankments; Trails & paths; Walkways; Archaeological sites; Rural areas; Aerial views; Bird's-eye views; Tourists
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Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, diagram.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Trilithons; Earthworks (Archaeology); Lintels; Architectural elements; Embankments; Trails & paths; Walkways; Archaeological sites; Rural areas; Aerial views; Bird's-eye views; Diagrams;...
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Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, within circle, looking toward heel stone.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Trilithons; Earthworks (Archaeology); Lintels; Architectural elements; Rural areas; Archaeological sites
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Dolmen and passage grave, diagrams.
Architecture; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Graves; Mounds (Burials); Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Cairns; Lintels; Passageways; Architectural elements; Structural systems; Construction; Drawings; Architectural drawings; Structural...
From the "Elements of Architecture: Dolmen and Passage Grave" section of the "Prehistory and Prehistoric Art in Europe" chapter (Chapter 1). Dolmen elements highlighted are: dolmen, capstones, cairn. Passage grave elements...
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