The World's Greatest Architecture: Past and PresentBarnes & Noble Books, by arrangement with Regency House Publishing Limited, 2002 - Architecture - 447 pages |
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... contain more Norman work unaltered by later generations , it is also the one Romanesque cathedral in England of truly remarkable design . It contains all the main Gothic features - pointed arches , ribbed vaults ( probably the earliest ...
... contain more Norman work unaltered by later generations , it is also the one Romanesque cathedral in England of truly remarkable design . It contains all the main Gothic features - pointed arches , ribbed vaults ( probably the earliest ...
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... contains traces of the original 12th - century building , most of what one sees today is less than 100 years old . Bishop Absalon , founder of Copenhagen , erected his harbour castle ' in 1167. It played a vital part in the development ...
... contains traces of the original 12th - century building , most of what one sees today is less than 100 years old . Bishop Absalon , founder of Copenhagen , erected his harbour castle ' in 1167. It played a vital part in the development ...
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... contains a restaurant ; the others , each with seating capacity for about 200 people , stages special events and exhibitions . The spheres are linked by tubes , representing the bonding power of the atom , which contain elevators and ...
... contains a restaurant ; the others , each with seating capacity for about 200 people , stages special events and exhibitions . The spheres are linked by tubes , representing the bonding power of the atom , which contain elevators and ...
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The Classical World Islam | 28 |
Renaissance to Baroque Glossary | 124 |
Baroque to Revivalism Index | 180 |
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