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  2. Lakhori bricks - Wikipedia

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    Lakhori bricks (also Badshahi bricks, Kakaiya bricks, Lakhauri bricks) are flat, thin, red burnt-clay bricks, originating from Lahore, Pakistan that became increasingly popular element of Mughal architecture during Shah Jahan, and remained so till early 20th century when lakhori bricks and similar Nanak Shahi bricks were replaced by the larger standard 9"x4"x3" bricks called ghumma bricks that ...

  3. Brick - Wikipedia

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    In England, the length and width of the common brick remained fairly constant from 1625 when the size was regulated by statute at 9 x 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 x 3 inches [45] (but see brick tax), but the depth has varied from about two inches (51 mm) or smaller in earlier times to about 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (64 mm) more recently.

  4. Bijnor - Wikipedia

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    Brick sizes were, 11.25 to 11.75 in. in length,5.25 to 6.25 in. in breadth and 2.5 to 2.75 in. in thickness; larger bricks averaged 14 in. x 8 in.x 4 in. which were used in furnace only. [4] Typical Harappan pottery was found and the complex itself appeared to be a pottery workshop.

  5. Brickwork - Wikipedia

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    Working dimensions is the size of a manufactured brick. It is also called the nominal size of a brick. Brick size may be slightly different due to shrinkage or distortion due to firing, etc. An example of a co-ordinating metric commonly used for bricks in the UK is as follows: [4] [5] [6] Bricks of dimensions 215 mm × 102.5 mm × 65 mm;

  6. List of tallest chimneys - Wikipedia

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    Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, tall chimneys were built, at the beginning with bricks, and later also of concrete or steel.Although chimneys never held the absolute height record, they are among the tallest free-standing architectural structures and often hold national records (as tallest free-standing or as overall tallest structures of a country).

  7. Bhitargaon - Wikipedia

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    The construction material is bricks and terracotta. The brick size is 18" x 9 x 3" and the other salient features are following: The size of platform on which the temple is built is 36 feet x 47 feet. The sanctum is 15 feet x 15 feet internally. The sanctum is double story. The wall thickness is 8 feet. The total height from ground to top is 68 ...

  8. Wada (house) - Wikipedia

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    The bricks were kiln-burnt and made of a combination of clay, sand, cow dung and lime and were called Pushpak Vit (book bricks). These bricks were the size of a book (10 x 6 x 2 inches). Mortar made of varying proportions of lime, sand, jaggery, wheat chaff and water was used to bond the construction.

  9. Baliraajgadh - Wikipedia

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    Similarly an Indian iron blade fragment of period 300 BCE was excavated. [13] More than 400 antiquities were excavated from the site including human & animal figurines and beads of terracotta, bangle fragments and ceiling. [14] [15] [16] The sizes of the bricks found at the ruins of the site are double compared with the sizes of the modern ...