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101Architecture of the Tarnovo Artistic School — The Architecture of the Tarnovo Artistic School is a definition for the development of architecture during the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185 1396). In the 13th and 14th centuries the capital Tarnovo determined the progress of the Bulgarian… …
102Jack arch — A jack arch is a structural element in masonry construction that provides support at openings in the masonry. Alternate names are flat arch and straight arch . Unlike regular arches, jack arches are not semicircular in form. Instead, they are… …
103Regional characteristics of Romanesque architecture — Romanesque architecture is the term that is used to describe the architecture of Europe which emerged in the late 10th century and evolved into the Gothic style during the 12th century. The Romanesque style in England is more traditionally… …
104Dinosaur senses — are difficult subjects of study for paleontologists since soft tissue anatomy rarely fossilizes. Contents 1 Hearing and balance 1.1 Allosaurus 1.2 Carcharodontosaurus saharicus 1.3 Theropods …
105Neidpath Viaduct — Neidpath skew viaduct, built to carry the Symington–Peebles branch line of the Caledonian Railway over the Ri …
106Beijing city fortifications — The city wall of Beijing was a fortification built around 1435. It was 23.5 km long. The thickness at ground level was 20m and the top 12m. The wall was 15m high, and it had nine gates. This wall stood for nearly 530 years, but in 1965 it was… …
107Spanish architecture — refers to architecture carried out in any area in what is now modern day Spain, and by Spanish architects worldwide. The term includes buildings within the current geographical limits of Spain before this name was given to those territories… …
108Le Thoronet Abbey — Thoronet Abbey (French: L abbaye du Thoronet ) is a former Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century, now restored as a museum. It is sited between the towns of Draguignan and Brignoles in the Var Department of… …
109furniture — furnitureless, adj. /ferr ni cheuhr/, n. 1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. 2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. 3. equipment for …
110Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… …
