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2. Chuppah - Wikipedia

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   Chuppah. A chuppah (Hebrew: חֻפָּה, romanized: ḥuppā, lit. 'canopy, covering', Yiddish: חֻפָּה, romanized: khupe~khipe) [a] is a canopy under which a Jewish couple stand during their wedding ceremony. It consists of a cloth or sheet, sometimes a tallit, stretched or supported over four poles, or sometimes manually held up by ...

3. Saber arch - Wikipedia

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   Saber arch. A saber arch at the wedding of a US Army officer and his bride. A saber arch is a wedding tradition in which sabers or swords are used to salute a newly married couple. The bride and groom pass under an honorary arch of sabers, typically when exiting the building in which the wedding ceremony took place.

4. Pointed arch - Wikipedia

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   Pointed arches form the rib vaults of Worcester Cathedral (1084–1504) A pointed arch, ogival arch, or Gothic arch is an arch with a pointed crown meet at an angle at the top of the arch. [1] Also known as a two-centred arch, its form is derived from the intersection of two circles. [2] This architectural element was particularly important in ...

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6. Corbel arch - Wikipedia

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   A corbel arch (or corbeled / corbelled arch) is an arch -like construction method that uses the architectural technique of corbeling to span a space or void in a structure, such as an entranceway in a wall or as the span of a bridge. A corbel vault uses this technique to support the superstructure of a building's roof.

7. Venetian Gothic architecture - Wikipedia

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   Venetian Gothic is the particular form of Italian Gothic architecture typical of Venice, originating in local building requirements, with some influence from Byzantine architecture, and some from Islamic architecture, reflecting Venice's trading network. Very unusually for medieval architecture, the style is at its most characteristic in ...