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41Monde (crown) — St. Edward s Crown (England) A monde is a ball like object located near the top of a crown. It is the point at which a crown s half arches meet. It is usually topped off either with a national or religious symbol, for example a cross in Christian …
42Cross pattée (crown) — Many crowns worn by monarchs have jewelled cross pattée (or pattée) symbols mounted atop the band. Most crowns possess at least four such crosses, from which the half arches rise. Some crowns are designed so that the half arches can be detached… …
43horseshoe arch — noun Date: 1797 an arch having an intrados that widens above the springing before narrowing to a rounded or pointed crown see arch illustration …
44Pleas of the crown — Crown Crown (kroun), n. [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF. corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath; akin to Gr. korw nh anything curved, crown; cf. also L. curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn. Cf.… …
45Imperial Crown — ▪ crown of Holy Roman emperor also called Crown Of Charlemagne, crown created in the 10th century for coronations of the Holy Roman emperors. Although made for Otto the Great (912–973), it was named for Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman… …
46Imperial Crown of Austria — Front view of the Imperial Crown …
47Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire — Front view of the Imperial Crown …
48Half-arch (crown) — A half arch is the piece of gold, silver or platinum, usually decorated with jewels, that links the circlet (circular base) of a crown to the globe at the top of the crown. Number of ArchesBritish tradition of 4 half archesIn the image of the… …
49Skew 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 …
50Imperial Crown of Russia — The Imperial Crown of Russia, also known as the Great Imperial Crown, is the crown that was used by the Emperors of Russia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1917. The Great Imperial Crown was first used in a coronation by Catherine II, and… …
