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The ornamental carved stone cover of the grave bears the inscription, “ Sacred to the memory of Thomas Henry Burke Esq.
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A number of carved brick chimneys dating from the Tudor period can be seen around the Inner Court, each with a unique design ; all but three of these were purely ornamental, however, and historian R. Allen Brown describes them as a " regrettable " addition to the castle from an architectural perspective.
It has four profusely carved ornamental gateways and a balustrade encircling the whole structure.
There are six carved panels with ritual scenes and an ornamental frieze that runs along both walls.
* Eickesches House with unique carved ornamental timber-framing
Artifacts of wood that have been found include dugout canoes, paddles, bowls, ear ornaments, masks, plaques, " ornamental standards ," and a finely carved deer head.
The cap badges of each original regiment are carved in stone set in the parapet over doorways opening to ornamental iron balconies.
All the state halls in the buildings are said to have doorways with exquisitely carved teak arches, with ornamental teardrop teak pillars shaped like Suru ( cypress tree ) trunks supporting the ceilings, which were covered with beautiful teak tracery, carved creepers and flowers.
The ornamental detail spreading over the minutely carved ceilings, doorways, pillars and panels is simply marvellous.
In terms of architectural features, there is half-timbering, carved woodwork and masonry, pargetting ( ornamental plaster work ) moulded and twisted chimneys and leaded glazed patterns.
Uren softened the severity of Dudok ’ s brick style with Ayres ’ s carved stone lintel and the generous use of ornamental metalwork.
Features include an ornamental Friendship Gate, the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, the Chiang Kai-shek Pavilion, a large statue of Confucius, the Plum Pavilion, a sundial, and a carved, 15 ton black marble stone, mined and shipped from the Republic of China ( Taiwan ), donated by Tainan, one of San Jose's sister cities.
It has some fine examples of stone carvings, wall paintings, fretwork jali-screens, ornamental mirrors, carved pillars and sculpture.
The rusticated stone piers on either side of the main entrance gates are surmounted by entablatures and large ornamental vases, while those at the drive entrance have ornamental carved finials.
The hill has been worked like a mine since Roman times ; pieces cut from it have been carved by artists in Cardona into images, crucifixes and many articles of an ornamental kind.
During the 18th century following the Palladian revival, rustication was widely used on the ground floors of large buildings, as its contrived appearance of simplicity and solidity contrasted well to the carved ornamental stonework and columns of the floors above.
The gates are also known as carved, flowery gates, as the ornamental motives are carved in the columns with different semicircular chisels.
“ Motifs that were carved include the ornamental heads of bulig ( mudfish ), naga ( dragon ) and dapu ( crocodile ) which are said to be sacramental figures of old Kapampangan belief system.
The ornamental features were carved by Paul E. Duboy ( 1857 – 1907 ) who also was the architect of The Ansonia, an apartment building also on the Upper West Side.
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Porches supported with posts and Gothic-arch brackets … The interior is richly finished with wood ; red, rich brown, and light yellowish brown floor tiles ; ornamental plaster ; and oak staircase ; and stone fireplaces .” ( p. 464 )
Noted for its mansard roof, ornamental brackets and stone quoins — the interlocking exterior corners — the station is among the few remaining of its kind that were built during President Grant's administration at the height of railway expansion.
Large quantities of building and ornamental stone are quarried from the granite ledges found in the center of town which is shipped to almost every section of New England.
Jade is an ornamental stone.
In the southeastern corner of the park is an igneous intrusion known as the Ice River Complex containing deposits of sodalite, an ornamental stone.
There could even be elaborate stone kiosks for ornamental reasons, with decorative statues.
The approaches were provided with octagonal lodges, or toll-houses, with appropriate lamps and parapet walls, terminating with stone pillars, surmounted with ornamental caps.
The three main features of the piece are the foundation stone, the main body, and the ornamental top.
On an isolated path Hulme dropped an ornamental stone so that Ms. Rieper would lean over to retrieve it.
Just outside the north-western corner of the park, there is an igneous intrusion known as the Ice River Complex containing deposits of sodalite, an ornamental stone.
It had gas lighting, and a warm-air heating system, which provided fresh air drawn through ornamental stone air inlets placed below the windows and admitted behind the hot water pipes and ' coils ' of rooms.
: An ornamental stone ball falls from a van and thunders through Big Town, but Brum saves the day.
Some peridotite is mined for ornamental stone.
Variscite is sometimes used as a semi-precious stone, and is popular for carvings and ornamental use.
It was described as " a brick and stone building, partly stuccoed, with extensive outbuildings and ornamental gardens.
Nephrite jade is an ornamental stone, used in carvings, beads, or cabochon cut gemstones.
Asteria, or star stone ( from Gr. star ) is a name applied to ornamental stones that exhibit a luminous star when cut en cabochon.
The unidentified central European spring features a sunken stone basin and ornamental retaining wall.
Diabase is used as crushed stone and as ornamental stone.
It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been prized as a gem and ornamental stone for thousands of years owing to its unique hue.
This stone is widely appreciated in Japan for its ornamental value.
Most of the debris was taken to the city dump ; some stone, and ornamental details, were crushed by the Serbs for use as landfill.
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Over 7000 different species of plants, including tropical and subtropical plants, herbs, and ornamental plants cover the area of almost 2. 5 ha.
Ornamental species can be grown for flowers ( e. g. Rubus trilobus ), for their ornamental stems ( e. g. Rubus cockburnianus ), and some as ground cover ( e. g. Rubus tricolor ).
U. S. design patents last fourteen years from the date of grant and cover the ornamental aspects of utilitarian objects.
Most members of the genus are aggressive and / or invasive weeds, though some have been used as cover crops in the field and ornamental plants in the garden.
It is used primarily for soil conservation, forage production, game cover, as an ornamental grass, and more recently as a biomass crop for ethanol and butanol, in phytoremediation projects, fiber, electricity, and heat production and for biosequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
The Parklands are administered by The Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust, a NSW Government agency whose responsibilities cover low-lying wetlands, ornamental lakes, pine and native forests, expanses of grass, to playing fields, a golf course, tennis and netball courts and the Entertainment Quarter at nearby Moore Park.
In keeping with the pedestrian landscaping and streetscape that MICA has created along Mount Royal Avenue, a new plaza with benches, bike racks, shrubs, and ornamental grasses and ground cover was added.
Design patents cover the ornamental nonfunctional design of an item.
Design patents, on the other hand, cover the ornamental aspects of functional items from being infringed.
Widely used as an ornamental plant in gardens and borders, as a ground cover, hanging plant, or-particularly in colder climates where it cannot survive the winter season-houseplant, it is propagated easily by cuttings ( the stems are visibly segmented and roots will frequently grow from the joints ).
Like the related Virginia creeper, it is widely grown as a climbing ornamental plant to cover the façades of masonry buildings.
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