catenary curve: the curve formed by a chain or rope hanging from two points not in the same vertical line.
cavetto: concave moulding about a quarter-circle in section ...
Catenary curve - Curve in the shape of a chain hanging freely from two points.
Chain-link wire mesh - Open weave fabric formed of fine gauge wire strands, twisted at their junctions as a diamond pattern.
Like much of Gaudí's work, the Agbar Tower is based on the catenary curve - a parabola shape formed by a hanging chain.
 See also: Architecture, Ground, Gallery, Concrete, Arches
  
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