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2. Bracket (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   A bracket is a structural or decorative architectural element that projects from a wall, usually to carry weight and sometimes to "strengthen an angle". [1] [2] It can be made of wood, stone, plaster, metal, or other media. A corbel or console are types of brackets. [3]

3. Viga (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Decorative corbels were used in the portales and in the interiors. New technologies, especially in Pueblo Revival Architecture, were integrated. The practice of anchoring vigas with rebar through pre-drilled holes at opposing angles and the designing of parapets for anchoring, was ideal for vigas in low flat roofs. This was used to prevent roof ...

4. Stonemasonry - Wikipedia

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   Stone veneer is used as a protective and decorative covering for interior or exterior walls and surfaces. The veneer is typically 1 in (25.4 mm) thick and must weigh less than 15 lb per square foot (73 kg m −2) so that no additional structural supports are required. The structural wall is put up first, and thin, flat stones are mortared onto ...

5. Column - Wikipedia

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   [4] [5] In the case of free-standing columns, the decorative elements atop the shaft are known as a finial. Modern columns may be constructed out of steel, poured or precast concrete, or brick, left bare or clad in an architectural covering, or veneer. Used to support an arch, an impost, or pier, is the topmost member of a column. The bottom ...

6. Arlington Memorial Amphitheater - Wikipedia

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   Another 35,140 cubic feet (995 m 3) of marble had been placed for the columns, and 11,856 cubic feet (335.7 m 3) of concrete and 26 short tons (24 t) of structural steel were used to support them. Skylights and ornamental ironwork stairs were in place, and ornamental plastering and marble carving had begun.

7. Art Deco - Wikipedia

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   Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs (lit. ' Decorative Arts '), [1] is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s (just before World War I), [2] and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s.