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2. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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   A pillar boutant is a large chain or jamb of stone, made to support a wall, terrace, or vault. The word is French, and comes from the verb bouter, "to butt" or "abut". [4] Bracket (see also corbel) A weight-bearing member made of wood, stone, or metal that overhangs a wall. Bressummer

3. Tilted Arc - Wikipedia

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   Tilted Arc, Richard Serra, 1981. Tilted Arc was a controversial public art installation by Richard Serra, displayed in Foley Federal Plaza in Manhattan from 1981 to 1989. It consisted of a 120-foot-long (37 m), 12-foot-high (3.7 m) solid, unfinished plate of rust-covered COR-TEN steel.

4. Orichalcum - Wikipedia

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   Orichalcum or aurichalcum / ˌ ɔːr ɪ ˈ k æ l k ə m / is a metal mentioned in several ancient writings, including the story of Atlantis in the Critias of Plato.Within the dialogue, Critias (460–403 BC) says that orichalcum had been considered second only to gold in value and had been found and mined in many parts of Atlantis in ancient times, but that by Critias's own time, orichalcum ...

5. Glossary of structural engineering - Wikipedia

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   Alloy –is a combination of metals or of a metal and another element. Alloys are defined by a metallic bonding character. [3] An alloy may be a solid solution of metal elements (a single phase) or a mixture of metallic phases (two or more solutions). Intermetallic compounds are alloys with a defined stoichiometry and crystal structure.

6. List of Latin phrases (M) - Wikipedia

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   Say much in few words: multis e gentibus vires: from many peoples, strength: Motto of Saskatchewan: multitudo sapientium sanitas orbis: a multitude of the wise is the health of the world: From the Vulgate, Wisdom of Solomon 6:24. Motto of the University of Victoria. multum in parvo: much in little: Conciseness.

7. Oriel Chambers - Wikipedia

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   Oriel Chambers is an office building located on Water Street near the town hall in Liverpool, England.It was the world's first building featuring a metal-framed glass curtain wall, which has since become a defining feature of skyscrapers around the world. [1]