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  2. Grille (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A wooden window grill in Plaza del Conde del Real, Valencia ().The structure was probably used as a stable. Grille, and control for an air duct. A grille or grill (French word from Latin craticula, small grill) is an opening of several slits side-by-side in a wall, metal sheet or another barrier, usually to allow air or water to enter and/or leave and prevent larger objects (such as animals ...

  3. Batak architecture - Wikipedia

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    The roof is the dominant feature of the house, sometimes being as tall as 15 metres high, against the supports and walls, both around 1.5 metres each. The most basic house, known as rumah beru-beru, has a basic hip and saddle roof. [8] The rumah tersek has a double-storied roof with a saddle roof on top of the lower part.

  4. Housing in Japan - Wikipedia

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    This varies wildly between major urban areas (Tokyo: 91.0 m 2 or 27.5 tsubo or 980 sq ft) and rural areas (Toyama Prefecture: 178.4 m 2 or 54.0 tsubo or 1,920 sq ft). The area of homes that are advertised for sale or rental is commonly listed in the Japanese unit tsubo (坪), which is approximately the area of two tatami mats (3.3 m 2 or 36 sq ft).

  5. German aviso Grille - Wikipedia

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    Grille was an aviso built in Nazi Germany for the Kriegsmarine (War Navy) in the mid-1930s for use as a state yacht by Adolf Hitler and other leading individuals in the Nazi regime. The ship received a light armament of three 12.7-centimeter (5 in) guns and was fitted to be capable of serving as an auxiliary minelayer .

  6. Rumah adat - Wikipedia

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    A traditional Batak Toba house in North Sumatra. With few exceptions, the peoples of the Indonesian archipelago share a common Austronesian ancestry (originating in Taiwan, c. 6,000 years ago [4]) or Sundaland, a sunken area in Southeast Asia, and the traditional homes of Indonesia share a number of characteristics, such as timber construction and varied and elaborate roof structures. [4]

  7. Grille (artillery) - Wikipedia

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    The main gun was also the 15 cm (5.9 in) schweres Infanteriegeschütz 33. From December 1943 to September 1944, a total of 162 vehicles were produced. Further 17 vehicles were built in 1945 for an overall production of 179. [2] The official designation was 15 cm Schweres Infanteriegeschütz 33/1 auf Selbstfahrlafette 38(t) (Sf) Ausf. M (Sd.Kfz ...

  8. Rumah Gadang - Wikipedia

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    A Rumah Gadang serves as a residence, a hall for family meetings, and for ceremonial activities. In the matrilineal Minangkabau society, the Rumah Gadang is owned by the women of the family who live there; ownership is passed from mother to daughter. The houses have a dramatic curved roof structure with multi-tiered, upswept gables.

  9. Sarinah Building - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] The building was handed over to Sarinah on 22 December 1965, [2] coinciding with Mother's Day, and was inaugurated on 15 August 1966. In the 1990s, after leasing out some of its space to McDonald's (its first branch in Indonesia) and Hard Rock Cafe (which later moved to Pacific Place Jakarta ), Sarinah managed to rejuvenate itself as a ...