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2. Capitoline Museums - Wikipedia

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   The new great glass covered hall — the Sala Marco Aurelio — created by covering the Giardino Romano is similar to the one used for the Sala Ottagonale and British Museum Great Court. The 1996 design is by the architect Carlo Aymonino. Its volume recalls that of the oval space designed by Michelangelo for the piazza.

3. Atrium (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Atrium (architecture) In architecture, an atrium ( pl.: atria or atriums) [ 1] is a large open-air or skylight -covered space surrounded by a building. [ 2] Atria were a common feature in Ancient Roman dwellings, providing light and ventilation to the interior. Modern atria, as developed in the late 19th and 20th centuries, are often several ...

4. Hardwick Hall - Wikipedia

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   The windows are exceptionally large and numerous at a time when glass was a luxury, leading to the saying, "Hardwick Hall, more glass than wall." [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Hall's chimneys are built into the internal walls of the structure, in order to give more scope for huge windows without weakening the exterior walls.

5. Arcade (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Arcade (architecture) An arcade is a succession of contiguous arches, with each arch supported by a colonnade of columns or piers. Exterior arcades are designed to provide a sheltered walkway for pedestrians; they include many loggias, but here arches are not an essential element. An arcade may feature arches on both sides of the walkway.

6. Glass Hall (Tivoli Gardens) - Wikipedia

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   A concert hall was among the attractions when Tivoli Gardens first opened its doors in 1843. It was a rectangular, wooden building designed by Harald Conrad Stilling. [1] Hans Christian Lumbye was music director and chief conductor from 1843 until 1872. He wrote almost 700 compositions for the orchestra, especially polkas, valses and galops .

7. Harpa (concert hall) - Wikipedia

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   Harpa ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhar̥pa], English: Harp) is a concert hall and conference centre in Reykjavík, Iceland. The opening concert was held on 4 May 2011. The building features a distinctive colored glass facade inspired by the basalt landscape of Iceland. [ 2]

8. Vestibule (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Vestibule (architecture) A vestibule (also anteroom, antechamber, or foyer) is a small room leading into a larger space [ 1] such as a lobby, entrance hall, or passage, for the purpose of waiting, withholding the larger space from view, reducing heat loss, providing storage space for outdoor clothing, etc. The term applies to structures in both ...

9. Curtain wall (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Curtain wall (architecture) A building project in Wuhan, China, demonstrating the relationship between the inner load-bearing structure and an exterior glass curtain wall. Curtain walls are also used on residential structures. A curtain wall is an exterior covering of a building in which the outer walls are non-structural, instead serving to ...