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Traditional house in Fes (now a carpet shop), with a classic two-story gallery with large central openings flanked by smaller side arches. In Fes and Meknes, the architectural traditions established earlier continued. Houses were most commonly built in brick, though those with thicker walls were often built with rammed earth.
Since the sides of a triangular arch are experiencing bending stress, it is a false arch [3] in a structural sense (historically preceding the invention of true arches [8] and going back to Neolithic times [9]). The design was used in Anglo-Saxon England until the late 11th century (St Mary Goslany) over small openings. [2] [1]
This style was adapted to suit commercial buildings by opening the spaces between the arches into large windows, the brick walls becoming a shell to a building that was essentially of modern steel-frame construction, the architect Henry Hobson Richardson giving his name to the style, Richardsonian Romanesque.
Romanesque architecture [1] is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries. [2] The style eventually developed into the Gothic style with the shape of the arches providing a simple distinction: the Romanesque is characterized by semicircular arches, while the Gothic is marked by the pointed arches.
This unusual window design is especially noticeable on America's examples of French provincial architecture. Modeled after country manors in the French provinces, these brick or stucco homes are stately and formal. They have steep hipped roofs and a square, symmetrical shape with windows balanced on each side of the entrance.
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Being farmers meant great calls, such as having hot summers, and cold winters. Iran’s traditional architecture is designed in proportion to its climatic conditions.The continued design and existence of traditional homes amidst the preponderance of mid-rise apartments in Iran's ongoing modernisation projects is testament to a strong connection and identification with Persian architectural ...
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