kielich
English translation: chalice
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| 3 +1 | cup-shaped pillar structure |
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| 3 | chalice |
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| 3 | Fan Vault capitels |
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peer agreement (net): +1cup-shaped pillar structure Explanation: Katowice railway station is a railway station in Katowice, Silesia, Poland, and the ... Specifically, inspections of the building's cup- shaped pillar structures discovered that many has https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2018-07-30 20:20:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- :nnnnnnnn However, a more evocative name would be flared mushroom column |
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chalice Explanation: The design of Katowice Main Train Station building intended the building to be resistant to tectonic movements therefore, the structure was based on 16 pillars popularly called ‘mushrooms’ or ‘chalices’. The whole building was 144 metres long, 54 metres wide and approximately 14,5 metres high. - https://issuu.com/bart_sasim/docs/unwanted-or-wanted-bart-sa... -page 13 The whole construction is held up by 16 chalice-like pillars which also form the roof. - https://issuu.com/bart_sasim/docs/unwanted-or-wanted-bart-sa... - page 28 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2018-07-30 23:38:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Na 23 dni przed otwarciem nowej hali dworca w Katowicach, na placu Szewczyka stoi już 16 dworcowych kielichów. Tyle samo, co w starym gmachu. Są wiernymi kopiami oryginałów - to betonowe filary o chropowatej powierzchni, na której odciśnięto dziesiątki tysięcy drewnianych listewek - http://www.dziennikzachodni.pl/artykul/zdjecia/672777,dworze... |
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Fan Vault capitels Explanation: term selected because of visual affinity; physics of these structures differs a lot; Reference: http://historylists.org/architecture/10-defining-characteris... https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katowice_(stacja_kolejowa) |
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