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    Tabitha Crosby Dr. Maineville Hum1020 10/07 /2012 Romanesque Architecture and Gothic Architecture Throughout history it’s simple to understand how so many were inspired to create masterpieces we see and love today. Many years ago beauty was shaped in almost every feature‚ sculpture‚ and building. One of the most memorable of these iconic creations can be seen in Romanesque and Gothic architecture; however even though they are both similar they also have many differences. These themes were

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    most common form of architecture‚ but they were used for worship gods and politics‚ there existed two different types of architecture in the Ancient Greece; The Doric order‚ and The Ionic order‚ these two orders were the most common type of architecture used in the Ancient Greece. The Doric columns were the simplest‚ having the capitol which is the top or crown‚ they are circular with a square on top‚ but they do not contain a base. The Doric was very simple yet powerful architecture. The Parthenon is

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    Medieval Architecture World Geography 101 December 1‚ 2010 The Middle Ages‚ also known as the Medieval era‚ though scarred with a history of violence and war‚ has given the world some of the most marvelous and beautiful pieces of art‚ particularly in architecture. The Middle Ages is the name given to the time period from the late 5th century to the 15th century‚ particular to European history. The construction of these types of buildings was a constant for various cultures for a thousand

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    Characteristics of Gothic churches and cathedrals In Gothic architecture‚ a unique combination of existing technologies established the emergence of a new building style. Those technologies were the ogival or pointed arch‚ the ribbed vault‚ and the flying buttress. The Gothic style‚ when applied to an ecclesiastical building‚ emphasizes verticality and light. This appearance was achieved by the development of certain architectural features‚ which together provided an engineering solution. The structural

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    PAPER British Architecture Anita PURKINS 2012-2013 Table of contents I) Most Famous English Buildings and their history‚ how are they protected? a) Buckingham Palace b) Palace of Westminster c) Windsor Castle d) Big Ben e) Tower of London II) Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England a) English Heritage b) How it is run and missions c) Funding d) Membership III) Modern architecture in England a) International Architecture b) Brutalist architecture c) High-Tech

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    Filters In a pipe and filter style each component has a set of inputs and a set of outputs. A component reads streams of data on its inputs and produces streams of data on its outputs‚ delivering a complete instance of the result in a standard order. This is usually accomplished by applying a local transformation to the input streams and computing incrementally so output begins before input is consumed. Hence components are termed “filters”. The connectors of this style serve as conduits for the

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    occurred in Europe leading up to the Middle Ages (has) have had a lasting effect on architecture and design today. The enduring values of medieval art and architecture can be split up into five major styles‚ early Christian‚ Byzantine‚ Islamic‚ Romanesque and Gothic. The most influential period was the Gothic‚ which is known for its significant change from classical architecture; this change from classical architecture aided in the Gothic era’s transformation to its own identity. The Medieval period

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    Aesthetics and Architecture of 1929 - 1949 Design is not always about aesthetic values anymore‚ but rather the orchestra of how the buildings and environments fit into the city fabric‚ how they achieve goals in terms of city regulations and how the numbers work to fulfill the developments of the project. Architects and urban designers are in the side that should satisfy these whole aspects - so not only the buildings are beautiful in the drawing plans or in the computer screen‚

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    Greek Architecture: History and Mechanics Throughout history‚ there have been several significant architectural movements. The last‚ and perhaps most enduring movement is that of Classic Greece. Although for centuries‚ the architecture of ancient Greece has been admired‚ mimicked‚ and replicated‚ its beginnings are somewhat surprising to one unfamiliar with the history of the region. It is important to understand the history and mechanics of Classic Greek architecture in order to fully appreciate

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    Academic Reading sample task – Identifying writer’s views/claims Discovered in the early 1800s and named ‘nicotianine’‚ the oily essence now called nicotine is the main active ingredient of tobacco. Nicotine‚ however‚ is only a small component of cigarette smoke‚ which contains more than 4‚700 chemical compounds‚ including 43 cancer-causing substances. In recent times‚ scientific research has been providing evidence that years of cigarette smoking vastly increases the risk of developing fatal medical

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