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admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
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It remains unclear whether Tiffany foresaw at the time the huge popularity that his art glass would soon enjoy in the marketplace, orwhether, as has been claimed by some art historians, ...
The remains of a skew, skew putt and top cornice concealed within the later loading bay.
- see Sea Captain's House - Case Study.
Few remains of secular buildings survive with the exception of the citadel and the fortification walls. The citadel was probably the most substantial building of Ayyubid Cairo, its main function being to strengthen and connect the city's walls.
historic remains or relics
Italian Renaissance
popular in 1800s-1920s. This is a revival architecture directly inspired by the great Renaissance houses of Italy.
There are few remains of Anglo-Saxon architecture. At least fifty churches are of Anglo-Saxon origin, with many more claiming to be, although in some cases the Anglo-Saxon part is small and much-altered.
The Citadel and remains of the archaeological site; View facing northeast, taken from the main entry gate (Timurid, Safavid, and Zand periods) ...
Since it has pleased the divine mercy that the western shores should be illuminated by the presence of the body of the blessed Mary Magdalene, let me being to set out, under the guidance of our Lord and Saviour, how the most holy remains [gleba] of ...
At the end of the nineteenth century 'carpet bedding' became a term of abuse for annual displays of plants, but it remains popular in show gardens and public parks.
Base Exchange - A water softening process in which water passes through a mains pressure tank containing zeolite, a mineral reagent, to absorb the salts which harden the water.
Although it has become scarcer, timber remains an important building material. In other areas, stone and marble were chosen for important monuments because they are fireproof and durable.
The revival began in the South, where Byzantine remains were numerous and the tradition still lingered.
It is applied to the grotesque decoration derived from Roman remains of the early time of the empire, not to any style derived from Arabian or Moorish work.
A consummate painter and graphic master, Albrecht Dürer almost single-handedly brought Germany into the mainstream of Renaissance art.
The earliest architectural remains of Greece are of unknown antiquity, and consist of massive walls built of huge blocks of stone. In historic times the Greeks developed an architecture of noble simplicity and dignity.
This architecture style was popular in the 1920s and 1930s and continues to be a mainstay in suburbs across the United States.
Built in the seventh century, the Dome of the Rock Mosque is the oldest surviving example of Islamic architecture and today remains one of the most beautiful.
CENOTAPH A monument erected in honour of a dead person or persons whose remains lie elsewhere. Here in Britain, often represented by a memorial monument to the fallen of the two World Wars.
Steel Siding - Heavy siding material which remains very durable and weather resistant.
Stool - The inside window sill.
Story - A horizontal division of a building, from the floor to the ceiling above it.
Post Modernist architecture are simply dandyish afterthoughts or mannerist jokes on architecture, and it was difficult for many to comprehend the point of it, particularly when public money was being spent, but the fact remains that over the past 30 ...
Septic tank - A tank constructed or manufactured to accept sewerage when no mains system is available.
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Sleeper wall - A wall to support the ground floor, usually honeycombed in construction to provide ventilation.
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PORCH A roofed space outside the mains support walls of a building.
PORTICO A small entrance porch.
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LPG: Liquid Petroleum Gas or Propane. Available to serve gas appliances in areas without mains gas. Requires a storage tank.
Mortar: Mixture of sand, cement, lime and water, used to join stones or bricks.
Friction Hinge - A window hinge which remains open in any position by means of friction in the hinge.
an archaeological term for a mound composed of the remains of successive settlements in the Near East.
Tempera
a fast-drying, water-based painting medium made with egg yolk, often used in fresco and panel painting.
LIMESTONE
Rock consisting mainly of calcium carbonate, often composed of the organic remains of sea animals, as mollusks, corals, etc., and used as building stone.
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Rather than relying on Renaissance architects, many eighteenth-century architects, artists and scholars visited Rome, Athens, Pompeii and other Classical sites, accurately observing and measuring the remains.
Reliquary: A container, often richly ornamented, holding the remains of a saint which can be displayed to the faithful.
Accumulator towerA tower housing a hydraulic accumulator which accommodates fluctuations in the flow through hydraulic mains.AchievementIn heraldry, a complete display of armorial bearings.Acroterion (plural: acroteria) ...
Combination boiler Modern form of pressurised boiler system which activates on demand. With this form of boiler direct connection to mains is possible, there is no need for water storage tanks, hot water cylinders etc.
Relic : A sacred object venerated because of its association to a martyr or saint, in certain instances, remains of the saint.
radiocarbon analysis (1) -- a method of dating that relies on measurement of the rate of decay of carbon 14 in organic remains (Biers, 337)
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One tower which still remains is nearly 400 feet high which was erected in the Yung-ning-ssu dynasty. This temple is located at Toyang and was made at the beginning of the 6th century.
Harbor Boulevard was remodeled in 1930, with an exterior Zigzag Moderne style that remains today. The Mutual Building and Loan Association Building (1924, remodeled in 1933) at 124 W. Wilshire Avenue is also a Zigzag Moderne building.
It remains a popular architectural style and can nearly always be found in the older neighborhoods of America. Many people seek these types of homes in good condition for restoration because of their timeless appeal.
It was protected front and back by panelling and the great rood or crucifix would have been fixed to the front.
Many rood lofts and crucifixes were destroyed at the Reformation. All that remains in St Lawrence are the stairways to access the loft ...
Available to serve gas appliances in areas without mains gas. Requires a correctly positioned storage tank or bottles. Can be relatively expensive.
Macerator - an electrical device attached to a WC that shreds and pumps away the waste.
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