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National Grand Theater
Design; Architecture
Designed by French award-winning architect Paul Andreuthe, the National Grand Theater of China is an ultra modern opera house situated in the heart of Beijing on Chang An Avenue next to the Great ...
arch
Construction; Architecture
A structure composed of separate pieces, such as stone or bricks, having the shape of truncated wedges, arranged on a curved line so as to retain their position by mutual pressure.
dormer window
Construction; Architecture
A window placed vertically in a sloping roof and with a roof of its own.
drum
Construction; Architecture
A vertical wall supporting a dome; it may be circular, square, or polygonal.
engaged column
Construction; Architecture
A column attached to, or partly sunk into, a wall or pier.
fluting
Construction; Architecture
Shallow, concave grooves running vertically on the shaft of A column, pilaster, or other surface.
