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2. Decorative arts - Wikipedia

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   The decorative arts are arts or crafts whose aim is the design and manufacture of objects that are both beautiful and functional. This includes most of the objects for the interiors of buildings, as well as interior design , but typically excludes architecture .

3. Corbel - Wikipedia

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   In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, [1] a type of bracket. [2] A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the structure. A piece of timber projecting in the same way was called a "tassel" or a "bragger" in ...

4. 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.

5. Deck (building) - Wikipedia

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   A level architectural deck may be intended for use by people, e.g., what in the UK is usually called a decked patio. "Roof deck" refers to the flat layer of construction materials to which the weather impervious layers are attached to a form a roof, and they may be either level (for a "flat" rooftop) or sloped.

6. Pendentive - Wikipedia

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   In architecture, a pendentive is a constructional device permitting the placing of a circular dome over a square room or of an elliptical dome over a rectangular room. [1] The pendentives, which are triangular segments of a sphere, taper to points at the bottom and spread at the top to establish the continuous circular or elliptical base needed for a dome. [2]

7. Deck the Halls - Wikipedia

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   Deck the Halls" is a traditional Christmas carol. The melody is Welsh , dating back to the sixteenth century, [ 1 ] and belongs to a winter carol, " Nos Galan ", while the English lyrics, written by the Scottish musician Thomas Oliphant , date to 1862.