- In architecture, a
vault (French voûte, from
Italian volta) is a self-supporting
arched form,
usually of
stone or brick,
serving to
cover a
space with...
- plot
lines centered on
romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to
surmount all obstacles. Comedies,
rooted in the
fertility rites and
satyr plays...
-
Force (RAF). It
features an
eagle superimposed on a circlet,
which is
surmounted by a crown. The
badge was
based on a
design by a
tailor at
Gieves Ltd...
- niches.
There is no
minbar (pulpit)
within the mosque. A
ribbed dome
surmounts the roof,
resting upon an
arcaded drum with
sixteen sides. Four minarets...
-
initials of the monarch's name and title,
sometimes interwoven and
often surmounted by a crown. Such a
cypher as used by an
emperor or
empress is
called an...
- The
statue of the Lion of Venice,
which symbolises Mark the Evangelist,
surmounts the
Column of the Lion. The
Column of San
Teodoro is
topped by a statue...
-
northwest of
Mount Vinson (4,892 m), the
highest peak on the continent. It
surmounts Patton Glacier to the
north and
Cervellati Glacier to the southeast. Mt...
- Åland
features a
golden red deer on a blue field. This is
traditionally surmounted by a
comital coronet of the
elder Swedish style.
First known symbol of...
- birretum) is a
square cap with
three or four
peaks or horns,
sometimes surmounted by a tuft.
Traditionally the three-peaked
biretta is worn by Christian...
-
emblem of the
Islamic Republic of Iran
features four
curves and a sword,
surmounted by a shadda. The
emblem was
designed by
Hamid Nadimi, and was officially...
