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2. Anchor plate - Wikipedia

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   Although there are many types of anchors or anchorages, according to the Dictionary of Architecture and Construction, an anchor plate specifically is a "wrought-iron clamp, of Flemish origin, on the exterior side of a brick building wall that is connected to the opposite wall by a steel tie-rod to prevent the two walls from spreading apart ...

3. Tocal College - Wikipedia

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   The enclosing walls of the hall are articulated by faceted buttresses, between which window and door openings are cradled, achieving massive depth. In the tradition of medieval gothic churches, the roof trusses are supported by enormous brackets, each comprising three pieces of adzed ironbark mortised together.

4. Albany Felt Company Complex - Wikipedia

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   It is a three-story structure of load-bearing brick walls, 2 feet (61 cm) thick at the base and narrowing to 16 inches (41 cm) at the third story, with a flat roof covered in polyvinyl chloride, 85 feet (26 m) wide at the south end and 170 feet (52 m) at the north. In addition to the southern wing, there is a small L-shaped addition on the east ...

5. Corbel - Wikipedia

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   In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, [1] a type of bracket. [2] A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the structure. A piece of timber projecting in the same way was called a "tassel" or a "bragger" in ...

6. Flag protocol - Wikipedia

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   When flown horizontally, as from a flag pole, the flag should be oriented so that the canton is closest to the top of the pole. If hung against a wall, the canton should be placed in the upper-left corner from the point of view of the observer. When hung vertically, flags should be rotated so the canton is again closest to the top of the pole.

7. Bracket (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   A classically detailed bracket at the chapel of Greenwich Hospital, London Bracket for a shelf or hanging items. 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.