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2. Cointet-element - Wikipedia

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   A Cointet-element on a beach, rigged with explosive "sausages" by an American Underwater Demolition Team. Cointet-element at Collevill-sur-Mer. The Cointet-element, also known as a Belgian Gate or C-element, was a heavy steel fence about three metres (9 ft 10 in) wide and two metres (6 ft 7 in) high, typically mounted on concrete rollers, used as a mobile anti-tank obstacle during World War II ...

3. David L. Shirk Ranch - Wikipedia

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   The wood shed was built about 1910. It is located on the western edge of the compound. It is an L-shaped structure. The building is 15 feet (4.6 m) by 18 feet (5.5 m) with a dirt floor, board and batten siding, and asymmetric gable covered with a galvanized metal roof. There are two separate doors on the east side and a third door on south side ...

4. MOSE - Wikipedia

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   The gates consist of metal box-type structures 20 metres (66 ft) wide for all rows, with a length varying between 18.5 and 29 metres (61 and 95 ft) and from 3.6 to 5 metres (12 to 16 ft) thick. The gates are connected to the concrete housing structures with hinges, the technological heart of the system, which allow the gates to move while ...

5. Portal (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Doors, metal gates, or portcullis in the opening can be used to control entry or exit. The surface surrounding the opening may be made of simple building materials or decorated with ornamentation . The elements of a portal can include the voussoir , tympanum , an ornamented mullion or trumeau between doors, and columns with carvings of saints ...

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7. Guard stone - Wikipedia

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   Obsolete cannons were often used as wheel guards in the Netherlands, such as for the Catherine's gate in Dordrecht. A guard stone, jostle stone or chasse-roue (French lit. "wheel chaser"), is a projecting metal, concrete, or stone exterior architectural element located at the corner and/or foot of gates, portes-cochères, garage entries, and walls to prevent damage from vehicle tires and wheels.