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2. Genkan - Wikipedia

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   Genkan are normally recessed into the floor, to contain any dirt that is tracked in from the outside (as in a mud room).The height of the step varies from very low (5–10 centimetres (2.0–3.9 in)) to shin-level or knee-level.

3. Liminal deity - Wikipedia

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   A liminal deity is a god or goddess in mythology who presides over thresholds, gates, or doorways; "a crosser of boundaries". [1] These gods are believed to oversee a state of transition of some kind; such as, the old to the new, the unconscious to the conscious state, the familiar to the unknown. [2]

4. Gates of the Temple Mount - Wikipedia

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   Bab al-Asbāt is 2.81 meters in the width of the doorway, 3.30 meters in the width of the inner threshold of the doorway, and 4.30 meters in height of its arch. [9] Due to its level with the ground, this gate is the only gate through which ambulances can enter the mosque in case of emergency.

5. Elevated entrance - Wikipedia

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   At the Küssaburg in Baden, the gate of the inner ward is four metres above the ground and was probably reached using a wooden ramp. There are also examples of castles in the Near East and the Caucasus that have raised entrances. The function of the external gateway on the 5th floor of the Maiden Tower in Baku is still a mystery today. Wall and ...

6. 'Fly 1,500 miles home with me to vote': These Americans are ...

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   “Fly 1,500 miles home with me to vote,” Kayla Iutzwig says in a TikTok video showing her packing a suitcase and heading to the airport. The 21-year-old lives in Los Angeles but is registered ...

7. Linkspan - Wikipedia

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   Initially a linkspan was a ramp that was attached to the pier at one end and was suspended above the water at the other. The height above the water was controlled either by hydraulic rams or cables, these types of linkspans were less well designed for the various conditions of the tide, wave and current and so were superseded by underwater tank linkspans that through compressed air can be ...