architectural ornament

collocation in English

meaningsofarchitecturalandornament

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architectural
adjective
uk
/ˌɑː.kɪˈtek.tʃər.əl/us
/ˌɑːr.kəˈtek.tʃɚ.əl/
relating ...
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ornament
noun
uk
/ˈɔː.nə.mənt/us
/ˈɔːr.nə.mənt/
an object that is beautiful rather ...
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(Definition ofarchitecturalandornamentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I observed earlier that gold is most often either anarchitecturalornamentor an attribute of nature.
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Yet none of this 'cal-aesthetic'architecturalornamentrepresented cultural values.
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They are typically used as anarchitecturalornamentto the highest point of a building.
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It is found in most artistic media, but especially as anarchitecturalornament, whether carved or painted, and painted on ceramics.
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Furthermore,architecturalornamentcan serve the practical purpose of establishing scale, signaling entries, and aiding wayfinding, and these useful design tactics had been outlawed.
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The "scaenae frons" (stage front) was certainly put up at this time, as the style of both sculpture andarchitecturalornamentsuggest.
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It seems that this term indicated a maker of statues of human figures carved in the round, rather than a mason working on the generalarchitecturalornament.
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Rubin made the plan and elevations symmetrical, and removed thearchitecturalornament.
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It is usually built either as anarchitecturalornamentfor purely decorative purposes or else for the practical housing of a clock, a bell or an observation platform.
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It was built about 1930 and is a -story house that is highly picturesque and irregular in elevation and plan that features a multiplicity ofarchitecturalornament.
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As a result, there have been instances of squares, terraces, and so on being damaged by the removal of certain architectural ornaments, such as cornices and ironwork.
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There are four 3-metre high finials, at the four high-points of the bridge, as architectural ornaments.
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The first includes ornaments adopted from antiquity: grotesques, architectural ornaments such as the orders, foliage scrolls and self-contained elements such as trophies, terms and vases.
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Architectural ornaments from the grandstand's facade were to be salvaged and incorporated into the replacement building.
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Copper was also used for decorative purposes, including architectural ornaments or sculptures.
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His business plan to design and sell artistic architectural ornaments was selected from 600 other proposals.
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Its only architectural ornaments were a few windows to light the stairwell and a gallery to allow the outside of the light's window to be cleaned.
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