Arches appeared as early as the 2nd millennium BC in Mesopotamian brick architecture and their systematic use started with the Ancient Romans who were the first to apply the technique to a wide range of structures.

Arches of this type were used in the Near East in pre-Islamic as well as Islamic architecture before they were structurally employed in medieval architecture, and are thus thought to have been the inspiration for their use in France, as at Autun Cathedral, which is otherwise stylistically Romanesque.

The villages and lands were given by Osbern De Arches to the Abbot of St Mary's in York.

The villages and lands were given by Osbert De Arches to the Abbot of St Mary's in York.

Plans for a highway along the Bergen Arches were dropped in 2002 as leaders of Jersey City, including Mayor Glenn Dale Cunningham, favored mass transit along the right-of-way instead.

Arches of this type were used in the Near East in pre-Islamic as well as Islamic architecture before they were structurally employed in medieval architecture, and are thus thought to have been the inspiration for their use in France, as at Autun Cathedral, which is otherwise stylistically Romanesque.

Arches were not necessarily built as entrances, but – unlike many modern triumphal arches – they were often erected across roads and were intended to be passed through, not round.

Arches were also built for dynastic weddings ; when Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy married Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain in 1585, he processed under temporary triumphal arches that asserted the antiquity of the House of Savoy and associated his dynasty, through the art and architecture of the arches, with the imperial Roman past.

Arches were a symbol of sovereignty, and by this point in history, the King of England was being celebrated as rex in regno suo est imperator ( an emperor within his own domains ), owing obedience to no one but God ( unlike some continental rulers, who owed fealty to more powerful kings, or to the Holy Roman Emperor ).

The statutes of the Alpha Galates were deposited on 21 September 1942, describing itself as a tripartite order composed of the Temple, la Cité and les Arches.

They were incorporated into the chain's logo in 1962, which resembled a stylized restaurant, and in the current Golden Arches logo, introduced 1968, resembling an " M " for " McDonald's ".

Spanning the reflecting pool are three concrete arches ; originally just an architectural feature and support for rink lighting, these were dedicated as the Freedom Arches in 1989, to commemorate those who fought to obtain or defend freedom.

Tokens correspond to a property space on the Monopoly board ( with the exception of the Golden Avenue / Arches Avenue " properties ", which were added in the 2008 edition ).

The college consisted of a president ( the dean of Arches for the time being ) and of those doctors of law who, having regularly taken that degree in either of the universities of Oxford or Cambridge, and having been admitted advocates in pursuance of the rescript of the archbishop of Canterbury, were elected " fellows " in the manner prescribed by the charter.

Main line rail passenger services crossing the Wicker Arches ceased in January 1970 with the closure of Sheffield Victoria and its service to Manchester, however the viaduct still carried the local services to Huddersfield via Penistone until they too were diverted, via Barnsley, in the 1980s.

The second theatre premises under the Arches off Villiers Street were taken over by off West End Theatres.

Franchised McDonald's Restaurants were built to a standard design, created by Fontana, California architect Stanley Clark Meston and featuring Richard's suggestion of the Golden Arches.

Arches for trains were cut in the city walls near Hepingmen, Jianguomen, Fuxingmen, and several other minor gates.

She barely passes the tests within the Arches ter ' angreal ( she amazes the presiding sisters with her control over the Tel ' aran ' rhiod-like environment within the Arches, but shows she is more willing to stand by and help others than blindly follow Aes Sedai protocol ), and is prepared to be raised to the Yellow Ajah.

He seems largely to have been successful until his opponent hit upon the idea of trying to get him excommunicated in the Court of Arches so that he could no longer have defence of law in civil matters.

Off-air, Subcity runs various events and club nights throughout the year, with previous venues including the Sub Club, Art School, Research Club and The Arches.

Arches of the Roman Theatre.

Arches in the Roman style have been built in many cities around the world, most notably the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the Siegestor in Munich and the Wellington Arch in London.

In addition, a burger bar McWonald's was used as a story setting and displayed a large W in the style of an inverted Golden Arches M. This establishment had spotty-faced teenage staff vomiting and smoking ; a child customer informs his mother that he does not want to finish his burger as it " tastes of pigeon and has cigarette butts in it ".

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The common judge is called the Dean of Arches in Canterbury and the Auditor in York ; he or she is appointed jointly by both Archbishops with the approval of the Crown, and must either hold a ten-year High Court qualification under the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, s 71, or have held high judicial office.

Having entered the Church he held many ecclesiastical appointments, and became dean of the Arches in 1423 ; and Archdeacon of Buckingham in 1424.

This route started at the Campus Martius, led through the Circus Maximus and around the Palatine Hill ; immediately after the Arch of Constantine, the procession would turn left at the Meta Sudans and march along the Via Sacra to the Forum Romanum and on to the Capitoline Hill, passing both the Arches of Titus and Septimius Severus.

Notable features of Tenby include of sandy beaches ; the 13th century medieval town walls, including the Five Arches barbican gatehouse ; 15th century St. Mary's Church ; the Tudor Merchant's House ( National Trust ); a museum with art gallery ; and the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, part of Wales ' only coastal National Park.

They include a popular tourist attraction, the Tessellated pavement of Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania ; jointed bedrock that has been completely misidentified as a man-made " Phoenician Fortress and Furnace " in Oklahoma ; a " tiled pavement " reported from Battlement Mesa in western Colorado ; the tessellated pavement of the Bouddi Peninsula near Sydney, Australia ; and Arches National Park in Utah.

The Dean of Arches is a joint appointment of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York ; he serves the same role in the latter's ' Chancery Court ' where he or she has the title of ' Auditor '.

London 1797 ; with fore-edge painting: Arches of Trajan | Trajan's Arch, Ancona, Tasso in Prison and the Bridge of Sighs

File: Overview of Arches. jpg | Adobe arches in Merzouga Morocco

File: Looks like Arches of the Mosque In Cordoba. jpg | Similar to arches in the mosque in Cordoba, Spain

File: Adobe arches in Merzouga with unfinished roof. jpg | Arches are made of adobe and have to be protected from the rain.

* Many of these arches are found within Arches National Park and Rainbow Bridge National Monument in Utah.

Centerville is known as the “ City of Arches ” due to the five main arches it has located on the Old National Road.

Landscape Arch is the longest of the many natural rock arches located in the Arches National Park in Utah, USA.

In 1867, he acquired a public house in Villiers Street named " The Arches ", under the arches of the elevated railway line leading to Charing Cross station.

The Needles district is located east of the Colorado River and is named after the red and white banded rock pinnacles which dominate it, but various other forms of naturally sculptured rock such as canyons, grabens, potholes, and a number of arches similar to the ones of the nearby Arches National Park can be found as well.

Unlike Arches National Park, where many arches are accessible by short to moderate hikes or even by car, most of the arches in the Needles district lie in back country canyons and require long hikes or four-wheel-drive trips to reach them.

* the Arches Yard in front of the chapel, with its wall of Moorish arches

" Characteristic landscapes show graceful stone arches ( as shown in Arches Mist, below ) or floating islands, while many paintings show organic appearing habitats ( such as shown in the cover for Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe ).

Much of it is supported on a huge number of Victorian brick vaulted arches known to the people of Leeds as The Dark Arches.

Situated just off Neville Street under the Dark Arches is Granary Wharf, a shopping centre consisting of cafés, restaurants, shops and exhibition spaces nestling in the arches directly beneath the railway station.

While McDonald's dropped the physical arches from nearly all of its restaurants in the 1960s, the Golden Arches have remained in the logo, and as a commonly understood term for the company.

Arches of the aqueducts ( around 92 arches on 550 m ) are located on the territory of the commune, at the site of " Le Plat de l ' Air ".

Double Arch is a close-set pair of natural arches, one of the more known features of Arches National Park in Utah, United States.

Double Arch was formed differently than most of the arches in Arches National Park.

Distinctive jointing systems in the Entrada lead to the formation of cathedrals and monoliths in Capitol Reef's Cathedral Valley, arches in Arches National Park.

# Arches National Park, http :// www. exploratorium. edu / ronh / adventure / arches. html retrieved Aug. 01, 2005