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MarriedA raised platform for a cord to overlook his subjects.  It is the stand that is used in the Olympics to award medals.

Metal inlaid into metal (metal pounded into metal) .

An adjustable metal plate controlling convection currents in a fireplace.  Pentax ME Super Mirror Damper Replaced

CarvingA small rectangular block used in a series forming a molding under a cornice.

A pattern formed by small, repeated geometrical motifs set adjacent to one another, used to decorate stone surfaces in architecture and as a background to illuminations in manuscripts, wall painting or panel painting.

A portico that has two columns at one or both ends.

An ornamental motif consisting of a square, four-leafed figure, the center of which projects in a point. It was very popular in Early Gothic architecture.

CymruType of single chamber megalithic tomb usually consisting of three or more upright stones supporting a large flat horizontal capstone.  Dolmens were usually covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow, though in many cases that covering has weathered away, leaving only the stone “skeleton” of the burial mound intact.

DomeA vaulted structure with an elliptical plan, usually a cross-section of a sphere, used to distribute an equal thrust in all directions.