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2. Mashrabiya - Wikipedia

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   The wooden screen with openable windows gives shade and protection from the hot summer sun, while allowing the cool air from the street to flow through. [24] The designs of the latticework usually have smaller openings in the bottom part and larger openings in the higher parts, hence causing the draft to be fast above the head and slow in lower ...

3. Mirador (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   The Mirador of Lindaraja in the Alhambra of Granada, Spain, dating to the 14th century. A mirador is a Spanish term (from Spanish: mirar, lit. 'to look at') [1] designating a lookout point or a place designed to offer extensive views of the surrounding area. In an architectural context, the term can refer to a tower, balcony, window, or other ...

4. Projection screen - Wikipedia

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   Electric screens can be wall-mounted, ceiling-mounted or ceiling recessed. These are often larger screens, though electric screens are available for home theater use as well. Electric screens are similar to pull-down screens, but instead of the screen being pulled down manually, an electric motor raises and lowers the screen.

5. Mirador - Wikipedia

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   Mirador Basin, a geological depression in the northern department of Petén, Guatemala; El Mirador cave (Cueva del Mirador), a cave in the Atapuerca Mountains, Spain; Mount Mirador, a mountain in the Philippines; Mount Tlaloc (Cerro Tláloc or El Mirador), a mountain in central Mexico; Quinta El Mirador, a village in Argentina

6. Islamic geometric patterns - Wikipedia

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   Jali are pierced stone screens with regularly repeating patterns. They are characteristic of Indo-Islamic architecture, for example in the Mughal dynasty buildings at Fatehpur Sikri and the Taj Mahal. The geometric designs combine polygons such as octagons and pentagons with other shapes such as 5- and 8-pointed stars.

7. Clear view screen - Wikipedia

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   Two clear view screens on the navigation bridge of a tugboat A clear view screen or clearview screen is a glass disk mounted in a window that rotates to disperse rain, spray, and snow. A clear view screen is typically driven by an electric motor at the center of the disk, and is often heated to prevent condensation or icing.