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This does not mean that library constructions should conform rigidly to a fixed standard of appearance and arrangement, but it does mean that the exterior should express as nearly as possible the purpose and functions of the interior.
It was also for this reason that attempts were made to prepare regular inventory of the library, which resulted in the first appearance of the catalogue in 1595.
Later he used his library on the main floor, a larger, more comfortable room that soon took on the cluttered appearance of an atelier.
Mrs Rylands intended the library to be principally theological, and the building, which is a fine example of Victorian Gothic, has the appearance of a church, although the concept was of an Oxford college library on a larger scale.
According to Maurice Glaize, the four library pediments, " representing the first appearance of tympanums with scenes, are works of the highest order.
In 1936, Walter Steilberg designed a library wing composed of reinforced concrete-panel, a stark contrast to the dark shingled appearance of the original building.
The library has a unique, striking appearance, consisting of several discrete " floating platforms " seemingly wrapped in a large steel net around glass skin.
The current library, like the old building to which it is attached, both have a 1940 ’ s appearance.
The college is nearing the end of a long-term effort to unify the architectural appearance of the campus, with new music, library, stadium, cafeteria, and science buildings over the past 15 years.
Having a bird-like appearance, the Lemurians valued knowledge above all else and compiled the most extensive library the world has ever known.
Major renovations in 1993 restored the museum and library to its original appearance.
Although not present in the following sequels due to Clive's death in 1937, Henry made a cameo appearance in 1939's Son of Frankenstein, as an oil painting in the Frankenstein family library, and was the title character, in spite of having only a cameo, in The Ghost of Frankenstein ( 1942 ).
Some buildings allow the appearance of specific love interests ( such as the Hospital making way for Cherrl to appear and the library making Mia available ), while others offer mini-games and the ability to acquire currency at a faster rate.
In 2004 and early 2005 the library was renovated to suit a more modern appearance and to accommodate new sections in an extension.
His circa 1801 house was donated to the Raritan Public Library in 1970 and retains its 19th-century interior finishes and exterior appearance and serves as an active community library.

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Using a glass wall for the entrance, similar in appearance to his Louvre pyramid, Pei coated the exterior of the main building in white metal, and placed a large cylinder on a narrow perch to serve as a performance space.
The building of the new city wall in 478 BC, following the Persian sack of Athens in 480 BC, fundamentally changed the appearance of the area.
Most geologists and paleontologists would probably set the Proterozoic-Phanerozoic boundary either at the classic point where the first trilobites and reef building animals ( archaeocyatha ) such as corals and others appear ; at the first appearance of a complex feeding burrow called Treptichnus pedum ; or at the first appearance of a group of small, generally disarticulated, armored forms termed ' the small shelly fauna '.
* 2009 – U. S. President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in a joint TV appearance for a G-20 summit, accused Iran of building a secret nuclear enrichment facility.
The Dolphins were making their first Super Bowl appearance after building a 10 – 3 – 1 regular season record, including eight consecutive wins, and posting postseason victories over the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Colts.
The Biggest Loser and Fat March, ( which covers weight loss ), Extreme Makeover ( entire physical appearance ), Queer Eye and What Not to Wear ( style and grooming ), Supernanny ( child-rearing ), Made ( attaining difficult goals ), Trinny & Susannah Undress ( fashion makeover and marriage ), Tool Academy ( relationship building ) and Charm School and From G's to Gents ( self-improvement and manners ).
* Cosmetic restoration, restoration work on a vehicle or building which focuses upon its appearance rather than its functionality or structure
The lagoon was reshaped to give it a more natural appearance, except for the straight-line northern end where it still laps up against the steps on the south side of the Palace of Fine Arts / Museum of Science & Industry building.
The HVAC system for the building is incorporated into the pylons and give the building the appearance of a rigged sailing ship.
Trade dress is a legal term of art that generally refers to characteristics of the visual appearance of a product or its packaging ( or even the design of a building ) that signify the source of the product to consumers.
This appearance is characteristically further enhanced by both the architectural features and the decoration of the building.
Each French cathedral tends to be stylistically unified in appearance when compared with an English cathedral where there is great diversity in almost every building.
The nomination consists of a standard nomination form and contains basic information about a property's physical appearance and the type of significance embodied in the building, structure, object, site, or district.
Her last big-screen appearance came in the spectacular disaster film The Towering Inferno ( 1974 ), in which she danced with Fred Astaire before a fire threatened partygoers in a new San Francisco skyscraper who were celebrating its official opening as tallest building in the world.
Meanwhile, the exterior view of the building they are occupying changes appearance from a bunker to an old fort, etc.
While the building looks like a brooding medieval fortress, this appearance actually only dates from about 1858.
The combination of houses, then isolated on the rural hillside of what is now El Parc Tres Turons, ad hoc buildings put up without building permits and more planned urban development has given the area its modern appearance of many buildings piled on the hillside.
Plans to redevelop a vacant 1960s building at the North Cheam crossroad into a slicker-looking new one will undoubtedly improve the area's appearance, as well as adding commercial and residential provision.
The laying of the foundation stone to the left of the main entrance of the Aston Webb building, on 17 May 1899 was the last official public appearance by Queen Victoria.
The building was designed by the company's chief engineer, Leonard Pearce, and Scott's role was to enhance the external appearance of the massive architecture.
It didn ’ t take long for this little desert settlement of Maricopaville to take on the appearance of one of the gold rush boom towns of California with men working day and night building hotels, saloons, warehouses, restaurants, theaters, etc.
Spires are considered actual integral parts of the architectural design of buildings, to which changes would substantially change the appearance and design of the building, whereas antennas may be added or removed without such consequences.
Their present appearance is the result of a major building programme of the late 12th or early 13th century.

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Since the mid 1950s, when urethane foam first made its appearance in the American market, growth has been little short of fantastic.
Saxton has made only one second-half appearance this season and that was in the Washington State game, for four plays: he returned the kickoff 30 yards, gained five yards through the line and then uncorked a 56-yard touchdown run before retiring to the bench.
But then, Mario Lanza was no common singer, and his whole career, public and non-public, was studded with the kind of unconventional happenings that terminate with the appearance of his first `` recital '' only when he has ceased to be a living voice.
She also has a habit of constantly changing her hairstyle, and in every appearance by her much is made of the clothes and hats she wears.
But, while a sacrifice fly doesn't affect a player's batting average, it counts as a plate appearance and a lower on-base percentage, and a player on a hitting streak will have the hit streak end if he has no official at-bats but has a sacrifice fly.
He made tea using traditional white tapioca, which has the appearance of pearls, supposedly resulting in the so-called " pearl tea ".
The appearance of Bragi in the Lokasenna indicates that if these two Bragis were originally the same, they have become separated for that author also, or that chronology has become very muddled and Bragi Boddason has been relocated to mythological time.
Lara stated this would be his last appearance in international cricket, he has also indicated his interest in retaining some involvement in the sport.
The canonicity of these Greek additions has been a subject of scholarly disagreement practically since their first appearance in the Septuagint –- Martin Luther, being perhaps the most vocal Reformation-era critic of the work, considered even the original Hebrew version to be of very doubtful value.
Peter Carruthers has put forth one such potential adaptive advantage gained by conscious creatures by suggesting that consciousness allows an individual to make distinctions between appearance and reality.
Celery has made a surprising appearance in football folklore.
Da Super Fan sketch has not been brought back by SNL, with the exception of a single appearance by Horatio Sanz as a Super Fan for the Cubs on Weekend Update in 2003.
More recently, the cane toad has been spotted in Carriacou and Dominica, the latter appearance occurring in spite of the failure of the earlier introductions.
Woman with Flowers ( 1949 ) has been described as a tribute to Modigliani and African art makes another strong appearance in Ceremonial ( 1950 ).
The curve has a U-like shape, superficially similar in appearance to a parabola ( though mathematically quite different ).
On the night of Christmas Eve, so important is the appearance of the first star in remembrance of the Star of Bethlehem, that it has been given an affectionate name of " the little star " or Gwiazdka ( the female counterpart of St. Nicholas ).
Other than some restoration work, its appearance has essentially not changed since 1854.
He has not played major roles in any of his own films, but he did put in a brief appearance as a gynecologist in The Fly ; he can also be glimpsed among the sex-crazed hordes in Shivers ; he can be heard as an unseen car-pound attendant in Crash ; his hands can be glimpsed in eXistenZ ; and he appeared as a stand-in for James Woods in Videodrome for shots in which Woods ' character wore a helmet that covered his head.
The appearance of interference built up from individual photons could seemingly be explained by assuming that a single photon has its own associated wavefront that passes through both slits, and that the single photon will show up on the detector screen according to the net probability values resulting from the co-incidence of the two probability waves coming by way of the two slits.
Since then McLean has performed tours of the UK ( 2007, 2008 ( one appearance ), 2010, 2011 ), Ireland ( 2007, 2010, 2011 ), mainland Europe ( 2008, 2010 ), Australia and New Zealand ( 2008, 2011 ) and South East Asia ( 2011 ).
She has given live performances on various television shows, events and ceremonies ( her most recent appearance was in Gaoth Dobhair in the summer of 2005, which coincided with a tribute event to the Brennan family that took place in Letterkenny ), but she has yet to do a concert.
Certainly Eugene's appearance was not impressive – " He was never good looking …" wrote the Duchess of Orléans, " It is true that his eyes are not ugly, but his nose ruins his face ; he has two large teeth which are visible at all times.

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