The door's architrave was adorned with a marble plaque at the centre and topped by a broken rounded pediment.

The plaque at the grave site was stolen and then replaced with a marble version.

A 14-foot ( 4. 3-m ) marble cenotaph, consisting of an obelisk, topped by a flaming urn and a plaque with a quote from Horace, surrounded by an iron fence, was constructed approximately where Hamilton was believed to have fallen.

Image: Columbarium at ArlingtonNationalCemetery. JPG | Each niche is covered with a marble plaque at this columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

In the centre of this same hall stands an iconic spiral staircase which has become a symbol of the modern Polish Senate ; indeed the central pylon of this staircase is decorated with a marble plaque depicting the Senate's traditional emblem, the stylised white eagle intertwined with an ' S '.

A marble plaque with inscriptions has been located and replaced on top of the spot.

' Old ' Comiskey's home plate is a marble plaque on the sidewalk next to U. S. Cellular Field, and the field is a parking lot.

Napoleonic marble plaque inserted in 18th-century boiserie

Old Comiskey's home plate is a marble plaque on the sidewalk next to U. S. Cellular Field and the foul lines are painted in the parking lot.

There is also a plaque to his memory in the church at Castlecaulfield, the village where he lived whilst Curate at Donaghmore, as well as a marble monument to him at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.

* October 16-A marble plaque is unveiled at Westland Row, Dublin, to mark the centenary of the birth of Oscar Wilde.

Sergio Leone, the director of Spaghetti Westerns, grew up in Viale Glorioso ( there is a marble plaque to his memory on the wall of the apartment building ), and went to a Catholic private school in the neighborhood.

A marble plaque was unveiled at Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, on 24 October 2006 ( which was 60 years to the day he died ) by Les Turner.

The marble plaque, weighing, was inscribed “ This piece of land, once Ferdinandea, belonged and shall always belong to the Sicilian people.

A marble plaque is in place at the new library which now stands on the site.

A 95-metre flagpole, one of the tallest in the world, marks that spot with a flat, round black marble plaque.

A 95-meter flagpole, one of the tallest in the world, marks that spot with a flat, round black marble plaque.

The statue of Donald Mackay itself is a white marble bust with a plaque inscribed with " All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

The replacement bridge of Steel and Granite was " built by The County Councils of Ross and Cromarty and Sutherland 1893 Opened 6th, July, 1893 " ( taken from an engraving in a marble plaque on the Bonar end of this bridge " Photograph

The village of Hunterstown has a small plaque commemorating the nearby engagement, and on July 2, 2008, a marble monument honoring Custer was unveiled and dedicated.

A marble plaque was erected in 2010, together with historical documents on the wall there.

These include, on the chancel south wall, a commemoration of Alexander Hood, who died in 1814, which was designed and signed by Sir John Soane, with a black marble base topped by a white marble monument on Ionic columns framing the memorial plaque.

) The memorial is made of intricately carved stone, set with a large marble plaque, which bears the names and nationalities of each of those killed.

In fifth-century Athens, Pandora made a prominent appearance in what, at first, appears an unexpected context, in a marble relief or bronze appliqués as a frieze along the base of the Athena Parthenos, the culminating experience on the Acropolis.

Another traditional source appears in the form of a Scots proverb ; " Ye maunna tramp on the Scotch thistle, laddie ", this being immortalised in marble by Glasgow monumental sculptors James Gibson & Co. for the Kelvingrove International Exhibition of 1888.

The marble sculpture appears to depict Moses with horns on his head, though some modern artists and historians claim that there were never intended to be horns.

Inside, the cathedral appears to be filled with light, with pale Somerset limestone pillars and white Italian marble floors.

The team arrives in what appears to be an ancient garden from Mount Olympus, complete with marble columns and Greek statues.

Andrew appears for a second time as if he were breaking through the curved pediment of the edicule frame to the high altar ; this time he is represented by a white marble sculpture carved by Antonio Raggi.

When seen, he appears as a colossal " cowled and muffled figure " seated on a marble chair.

His name appears in inscriptions on vessels made of schist, alabaster, breccia and marble.

His name appears in inscriptions on vessels made of schist, alabaster, breccia and marble.

Greek marble relief c. 330 BC depicting a hoplite in combat, holding his weapon above his head as he prepares to strike a fallen enemy.

In the Middle Ages, the Torre delle Milizie and the convent of St. Peter and Domenic were built, and above Constantine's building was erected the Palazzo Rospigliosi ; the two famous colossal marble statues of the " Horse Tamers ", generally identified as the Dioscuri with horses, which now are in the Piazza Quirinale, were originally in this Palazzo.

William of Malmesbury wrote: " Nothing like it could be seen in England either for the light of its glass windows, the gleaming of its marble pavements, or the many-coloured paintings which led the eyes to the panelled ceiling above.

The approach continues through the great portico into the hall, its ceiling painted by James Thornhill with the Duke's apotheosis, then on under a great triumphal arch, through the huge marble door-case with the Duke's marble effigy above it ( bearing the ducal plaudit " Nor could Augustus better calm mankind "), and into the painted saloon, the most highly decorated room in the palace, where the Duke was to have sat enthroned.

The Duke was to have sat with his back to the great 30-tonne marble bust of his vanquished foe Louis XIV, positioned high above the south portico.

He was reburied in the nave near the altar to St Mary, with his old marble tomb replaced above his new resting place.

In addition to those hand tools listed above, the marble sculptor would use a variety of hammers-both for the striking of edge tools ( chisels and hand drills ) and for striking the stone directly ( Bocciarda a Martello in Italian, Boucharde in French, Bush Hammer in English ).

For example, the " odds of picking a blue marble are 2 in 15 " ( see example # 1 above ).

The building has a high base of gray granite with cream colored brick trimmed in terra cotta with some marble detail above.

It includes a marble bust of Boulton, set in a circular opening above two putti, one holding an engraving of the Soho Manufactory.

An inscription in marble, built into the wall above the gate of the village mosque, dates this building to 1254 H, ( 1838-39 C. E.

In 1536 Montelupo also created a marble statue of Saint Michael holding his sword after the 590 plague ( as described above ) to surmount the Castel.

In 1816 Soane designed the tomb above the vault his wife was buried in it is built from Carrara marble and Portland Stone.

The most important element in the interior of the mosque is the mihrab, which is made of finely carved and sculptured marble, with a stalactite niche and a double inscriptive panel above it.

A new roof was added in 1897 while the wooden altar was replaced by a new set of marble altar, altar rails and reredos ( all shown in the photograph above ).

The chandelier hangs a few feet above the rose marble mosaic floor of the banquet hall.

For Michelangelo at least, Carrara marble was valued above all other stone, except perhaps that of his own quarry in Pietrasanta.

The façade, of grey marble and white stone set with discs of coloured marble, was built by a master named Rainaldo, as indicated by an inscription above the middle door: Rainaldus prudens operator.

The bed is made of carved walnut finish and the mantel is of gray and peach Numibian marble, which hosts a large mirror above to bring more light into the room.

The Compass Room has marble wainscotting, and is lighted by a multi-globe chandelier suspended above the compass rose from an elaborate plaster rosette.

One of the best examples is the Commerce Bank Building with its expansive glass dome, which soars three floors above the marble floors and the black granite tellers ' counter.

If not built level, or if kicked too hard, the marble can fall off the incline ; it can also miss the chute if not properly aligned ; the contact of the marble with the pole may fail to dislodge the ball above ; the ball may fail to propel the diver into the tub ; the movement of the tub may be insufficient to dislodge the cage ; or the cage may get stuck on the barbed pole partway down.