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The Brewers swing for the Bronx’s pearly white frieze to start a third consecutive NL Central title defense.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025 -
The Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, are a frieze of sculptures that once adorned the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.—
Karen K. Ho for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
25 Mar. 2025
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The current owners have lovingly maintained and restored the home over the past 10 years, preserving many of its original elements, including intricate wall paneling, grand fireplaces, box cornices, and detailed architraves.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2025
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The gate is an imposing sandstone façade, beautifully detailed with wreaths, moldings, cornices, and other elements of classical architecture.—
Shalbha Sarda,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025
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Some people plan just a few months ahead, focusing on immediate expenses, while others think decades into the future, prioritizing long-term investments, retirement planning, and strategic capital investing.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Southern Lebanon was the location of much of Israel's recent air and ground campaign against Hezbollah, with parts of the capital Beirut also devastated.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Like the Gran Trianon, Rosecliff has Ionic columns, French doors, and a multitiered entablature topped with intricate statues.—
Claudia Williams,
Architectural Digest,
6 Aug. 2024
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Typically, colonnades form at the top and bottom of the flow (starting from the cooling surface) with a middle area of entablature (see above).—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
2 Feb. 2015
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The researchers also studied a group of architrave blocks, which would have been positioned just above the columns of a building.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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The current owners have lovingly maintained and restored the home over the past 10 years, preserving many of its original elements, including intricate wall paneling, grand fireplaces, box cornices, and detailed architraves.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2025
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These monumental columns, the hollow stone that bears witness to millennia of history - speaks louder than words.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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There's already a pullout there road pullout there for visitors to stop and see the column of steam shooting into the sky.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2025
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Maomao tackles the target just as the massive pillar hanging over the altar crashes to the ground.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Games often fail to equally serve each pillar, or in having them in service of each other — favoring any one aspect can lead to neglecting another.—
Ryan Easby,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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Of the several homes for sale in the building, Residence 5N is listed for $6.1 million and offers both modern living alongside exceptionally ornate, detailed moldings and carved pilasters.—
Emma Reynolds,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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The addition neither aspires to novelty nor imitates great age, being free of balustrades, pilasters, dentil cornices, and all the other surface frosting that Beaux-Arts architects considered indispensable.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Socle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socle. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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