surmounted arch

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• surmounted arch — noun : a stilted semicircular arch …   Useful english dictionary

• Surmounted — Sur*mount ed, a. 1. (Arch.) Having its vertical height greater than the half span; said of an arch. [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) Partly covered by another charge; said of an ordinary or other bearing. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Arch of Claudius (British victory) — See also Arches of Claudius for arches to him in other locations in Rome and the Empire. The Arch of Claudius was a triumphal arch in honour of the emperor Claudius s successful invasion of Britain. It is now lost, though its inscription is held… …   Wikipedia

• Skew arch — A skew arch (also known as an oblique arch) is a method of construction that enables an arch bridge to span an obstacle at some angle other than a right angle. This results in the faces of the arch not being perpendicular to its abutments and its …   Wikipedia

• Royal Arch — The Royal Arch was erected in Dundee between 1849 and 1853 to commemorate a visit to the city by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1844. The Royal Arch, (often described as being in the Anglo Norman style), comprised of a large, triumphal arch …   Wikipedia

• Gothic architecture — See also: Gothic art The western façade of Reims Cathedral, France …   Wikipedia

• Stowe House — is a Grade I listed country house located in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England. It is the home of Stowe School, an independent school. The Gardens (known as Stowe Landscape Gardens), along with part of the Park, passed into the ownership of The… …   Wikipedia

• Edinburgh —    EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

• Mosque of Uqba — Great Mosque of Kairouan Overview of the mosque s courtyard which is surrounded by colonnaded arches Basic information Location …   Wikipedia

• Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …   Universalium

• Renaissance architecture — Tempietto di San Pietro in Montorio, Rome, 1502, by Bramante. This small temple marks the place where St Peter was put to death …   Wikipedia