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- A ceiling fan is a device suspended from the ceiling of a room, with hub-mounted rotating blades that circulate the air, thereby producing a ...35 KB (5,762 words) - 23:44, 3 December 2023
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- ==Ceiling tiles== [[Image:ceilingtile_medallion.jpg|thumb|right|Vinyl ... Ceiling tiles are lightweight tiles used in the interior of buildings ...12 KB (1,841 words) - 23:34, 30 April 2023
- preventing reattachment to the wall or ceiling and making a missing battery ... Because smoke rises, most detectors are mounted on the ceiling or ...15 KB (2,419 words) - 14:59, 27 April 2023
- A ceiling fan is a device suspended from the ceiling of a room, with hub-mounted rotating blades that circulate the air, thereby producing a ...35 KB (5,762 words) - 23:44, 3 December 2023
- to the horizontally level floor and ceiling. In reality, this rectangular appearance is a trick of perspective. The true shape of the room is ...7 KB (1,155 words) - 06:51, 25 July 2023
- notably Michelangelo Buonarroti, whose ceiling is legendary. Named for ... in the western world. The famous Sistine ceiling depicts scenes from Genesis ...23 KB (3,674 words) - 22:35, 29 January 2023
- powers, drips out of a crack in the ceiling. Valuable tempera paintings ... "Great New Monastery," received ceiling and wall paintings in the ...13 KB (1,949 words) - 18:09, 24 January 2024
- stupa hall also known as chaitya, whose ceiling has been carved to give ... fine carving of the lotus flower on the ceiling. In another cave, an imposing ...8 KB (1,190 words) - 17:15, 13 February 2024
- lifting force (red arrow) and the "ceiling" which is some immovable ... in which the connection to the ceiling is combined and the fixed ...10 KB (1,745 words) - 23:46, 2 December 2022
- to create three paintings to decorate the ceiling of the Great Hall in the ... * University of Vienna Ceiling Paintings * Palais Stoclet mosaic in Brussels ...15 KB (2,101 words) - 21:28, 26 July 2023
- While Gim Daeseong carved the circular done ceiling out of rock, it ... with a lotus flower, decorate the ceiling of the Seokguram grotto ...13 KB (1,917 words) - 09:48, 26 January 2023
- on a table or floor, or a fixture on the ceiling. Outdoors, general lighting ... * Downlighting is most common, with fixtures on or recessed in the ...20 KB (3,109 words) - 01:38, 26 October 2022
- covered by a roof comprising horizontal ceiling joists and sloping rafters ... platforms may be the boxed structure of a ceiling and roof, or the ceiling ...26 KB (4,085 words) - 06:40, 1 April 2024
- art: the scenes from Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at ... ==Under Pope Julius II in Rome: the Sistine Chapel ceiling== ...21 KB (3,322 words) - 17:11, 9 November 2022
- which has been noted for its gilded, decorated ceiling and marble pool, fed by the Nahr-i-Behisht. The third pavilion from the south, the Khas Mahal ...10 KB (1,606 words) - 02:24, 8 December 2022
- this bamboo grew until it almost reached the ceiling, he made another hole in the ceiling and through the roof. Some children who were flying kites ...10 KB (1,696 words) - 18:27, 22 December 2022
- effect to their subjects. The Polychrome Ceiling is the most impressive feature ... attention to the images of animals on the ceiling, barely discernible in the ...10 KB (1,634 words) - 08:36, 23 July 2023
- a mile in combined length was found in the ceiling of the "New Mexico ... *Balloon Ballroom - Located in the ceiling above the main entrance ...19 KB (2,927 words) - 15:25, 27 November 2023
- * Vinyl floor tiles, sheeting, adhesives and ceiling tiles ... *Low density insulation board and ceiling tiles *asbestos-cement sheets ...20 KB (2,941 words) - 18:08, 16 August 2023
- covered frame that was suspended from the ceiling. Servants, known as punkah ... Philip H. Diehl introduced the electric ceiling fan. Diehl is considered ...28 KB (4,570 words) - 00:41, 25 March 2024
- There may also be an optional partial ceiling. As many as 28 buffalo hides ... to reduce the problem. A hide or fabric ceiling can protect against dripping ...15 KB (2,483 words) - 23:39, 30 April 2023
- with mud. Most were accessed by holes in the ceiling, which were reached by interior and exterior ladders. Thus, their rooftops were their streets ...13 KB (2,061 words) - 19:11, 29 November 2023
- Holy Helpers, is completely ornate. The ceiling contains famous French stained ... the main hall, an outstanding carved wood ceiling, which is considered the ...19 KB (3,062 words) - 21:54, 31 January 2024
- [[Image:Tongdosa_ceiling_painting.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Ceiling painting ... where Buddha’s relics are enshrined. The ceiling is covered with a striking ...15 KB (2,255 words) - 03:59, 1 May 2023
- over the rear portion of the stage. This ceiling was called the "heavens ... * Heavens ceiling height: 26 ft., 9 in. ==The modern Globe== ...14 KB (2,143 words) - 08:02, 24 January 2023
- homes have multiple crosses preserved in the ceiling, the oldest blackened by many years of hearth fires. Some believe that keeping a cross in the ...15 KB (2,296 words) - 23:07, 20 November 2023
- After the sheets are secured to the wall studs or ceiling joists, ... associations, the Association of Wall and Ceiling Industries International ...23 KB (3,511 words) - 21:16, 30 January 2024
- of people. Numerous pillars support the ceiling creating many square or ... with walls extending all the way to the ceiling) and the shrine. The closed ...30 KB (4,528 words) - 17:15, 18 March 2023
- to produce a painting to decorate the ceiling of the building's art ... received the important job of decorating a ceiling in the house of Queen Henrietta ...17 KB (2,585 words) - 10:58, 16 August 2023
- * large-scale ceiling frescoes * the external facade is often characterized ... *Carraci's Ceiling paintings at Palazzo Farnese (Farnese Palace) ...23 KB (3,595 words) - 10:50, 20 September 2023
- jpg|240px|thumb|Bates Hall has a coffered ceiling in a wide catena-arched ... A series of robust double coffers in the ceiling provide a sculptural canopy ...17 KB (2,587 words) - 19:51, 20 November 2023
- bathroom and is the only object to reach floor to ceiling. Johnson built several structures on his estate. Fifty feet in front of the Glass House there ...17 KB (2,558 words) - 22:38, 28 March 2023
- Indiana limestone was used in construction of the ceiling. The cost of construction was slightly more than $3 million. The Jefferson Memorial ...9 KB (1,344 words) - 04:39, 31 July 2022
- trompe l'oeil mural on its ceiling and walls]] The Augustinians ... side chapels and a trompe-l'oeil ceiling painted in 1875, by Italian ...20 KB (2,841 words) - 08:18, 20 September 2023
- Although the Wechsler tests have a ceiling of about 160, their creator has admitted that they are intended to be used within the average range ...20 KB (2,859 words) - 06:48, 18 April 2024
- of 12 pillars inside supports the ceiling and creates spacious aisles ... Four colonnades arranged in a square support the ceiling; the capitals ...19 KB (2,978 words) - 07:12, 16 June 2023
- 039;s Suite. As with the decoration of the ceiling in the King's Suite ... use for court and state functions. The ceiling decoration is dedicated ...36 KB (5,934 words) - 06:18, 18 November 2022
- rose at its center) supported on cords from the ceiling. The coat-of-arms woven into the tapestry is of England (parted as usual with France) and ...10 KB (1,621 words) - 03:53, 6 November 2022
- style. A lotus-flower pool decorates the floor. The ceiling is engraved with a blossoming lotus flower, eight musical apsarases, two attending apsarases ...11 KB (1,501 words) - 02:38, 4 November 2022
- major renovations and additions, including ceiling paintings and the towers of the north and east gopura. University of Pennsylvania, [http://www ...12 KB (1,695 words) - 17:01, 21 January 2024
- roof above. In the eastern front aisle, the ceiling of the compartment runs flat (Qalamdani) with a curved border (ghalatan) at the cornice level. ...10 KB (1,530 words) - 05:38, 26 August 2023
- figures on the bas-reliefs, and wooden ceiling panels and doors. ... closed wall on the inner (east) side. The ceiling between the pillars is decorated ...24 KB (3,829 words) - 01:44, 9 January 2023
- British industrial revolution. Suspended from the ceiling is a giant metallic ring, the inside of which is covered in white LEDs which form patterns ...12 KB (1,766 words) - 02:36, 21 April 2023
- as coverlets. Curtains were hung from the ceiling or from an iron arm projecting ... the tester being slung from the ceiling or fastened to the walls ...23 KB (3,768 words) - 10:19, 26 September 2023
- the galaxy of stars embedded in its arched ceiling, the Catholic monarchs Isabel ... and intricate muquarnas, a stalactite-like ceiling decoration, creating an ...22 KB (3,517 words) - 00:37, 9 January 2023
- round-headed lunettes above it, under a vaulted ceiling. The famous white and gold interior is similarly restrained. ==History== [[Image:Booker ...12 KB (1,764 words) - 00:35, 29 November 2023
- Although the Wechsler tests have a ceiling of about 160, their creator has admitted that they are intended to be used within the average range ...28 KB (4,026 words) - 06:24, 11 December 2022
- contract for the major commission for the ceiling of the Jesuit church at ... for which Rubens had earlier done the huge ceiling paintings (sending them ...25 KB (3,984 words) - 16:23, 17 January 2024
- the king before various gods. Part of the ceiling decorated with gold stars ... of the Book of the Dead. The astronomical ceiling represents the heavens and ...38 KB (6,086 words) - 05:03, 17 July 2022
- Hall of the Bulls to the rest of the chambers. The ceiling in this passage is fairly low, even after excavation of the floor after World War II. The ...13 KB (2,142 words) - 17:47, 25 October 2022
- as well as rats that have died between the ceiling and floor of a home. After an egg has hatched, the fly enters the maggot stage. It begins to ...12 KB (1,810 words) - 09:43, 10 November 2023
- image:AachenerDomDecke.jpg|Ceiling of the Palatine Chapel image:Aachen Cathedral Octagon1.jpg|Mosaics image:Aachen Cathedral from north.jpg|View ...13 KB (1,948 words) - 07:09, 13 June 2023
- hanged himself from the heating pipes on the ceiling of his room in the Hotel Anglettere, dying at the age of 30. Some believe that the suicide was ...12 KB (1,781 words) - 10:01, 26 January 2023
- well as finely carved sculpture and richly etched ceiling panels. Many small Buddhist cave shrines appear nearby. Art and Archaeology, [http://www ...16 KB (2,321 words) - 22:03, 4 February 2023
- Act. This number, known as the "refugee ceiling," is the target of annual lobbying by both refugee advocacy groups seeking to raise it ...14 KB (2,186 words) - 00:16, 12 April 2023
- thus reaching his or her career's ceiling in an organization. One way that organizations attempt to avoid this effect is to refrain from ...14 KB (2,060 words) - 17:51, 25 October 2022
- so jumped for joy that I nearly smashed the ceiling with my old head!" Soon after their reunion, Herzen died, and a large fund from his personal ...13 KB (1,992 words) - 10:02, 26 January 2023
- was lower at the floor than that on the ceiling "One of my assistants ... concern that "convection from the ceiling" would join "air ...34 KB (4,898 words) - 20:11, 17 November 2023
- is through the portico on the east front. The ceiling of this portico incorporates a dial connected to a weather vane, showing the direction of ...14 KB (2,117 words) - 21:15, 9 November 2022
- thumb|300px|Michelangelo's Jeremiah on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.]] Like other biblical prophets, Jeremiah strongly condemned idolatry ...14 KB (2,273 words) - 19:59, 27 June 2023
- of the Russians than anything else. The first ceiling-high, five-leveled Russian iconostasis was designed for the Cathedral of the Annunciation ...15 KB (2,299 words) - 05:39, 27 February 2023
- views, in breaking the "marble ceiling" as the first woman ... today, we have broken the marble ceiling. For our daughters and our ...46 KB (6,718 words) - 20:14, 3 January 2023
- built an antechamber in front of it, the ceiling of which was supported by ... by two pillars, is oval shaped and its ceiling decorated with stars, symbolizing ...45 KB (7,145 words) - 14:03, 14 January 2024
- nothing. From the elaborate hand-painted ceiling to "the finest toilet ... and wooden lattice work arches across the ceiling to create a courtyard effect. ...25 KB (3,760 words) - 14:43, 3 May 2023
- room of the old Library) features a cathedral ceiling painted with geometric Renaissance patterns and tall, lead-paned windows, which flood the space ...14 KB (2,073 words) - 16:50, 22 November 2023
- | Ceiling Zero || || |- |rowspan="8"| 1935 || Frisco Kid || || |- | Mutiny on the Bounty || (uncredited as extra) || |- | A Midsummer ...15 KB (2,233 words) - 22:37, 22 June 2022
- half-filled with water is suspended from the ceiling. This painting is attributed to Jacopo de' Barbari, 1495.www.ritrattopacioli.it, [http://www ...14 KB (2,158 words) - 04:17, 4 November 2022
- the top to form a snow vault in which the arched ceiling is self-supporting. An outstanding example of human ingenuity and adaptability to the environment ...16 KB (2,500 words) - 13:41, 4 February 2023
- who unified Japan. This tearoom had walls, ceiling, pillars, and even tea utensils ... featuring a hand-carved and hand-painted ceiling, tables, stools, columns ...29 KB (4,641 words) - 04:37, 27 February 2023
- pieces of colored mirror cover the walls and ceiling. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan constructed the Sheesh Mahal in 1631. The palace of the Agra ...15 KB (2,177 words) - 06:36, 1 April 2024
- Latillas, peeled sticks used as a traditional ceiling material, are often placed in an angled pattern above the vigas. Pueblo revival style may ...16 KB (2,339 words) - 23:24, 14 December 2023
- usually made of clay or stone, and has a low ceiling. The temazcal structure is usually shared by an extended family unit. Unlike European sauna culture ...15 KB (2,539 words) - 17:06, 23 December 2022
- at night, you are awoken by creaking sounds in the ceiling. You infer from these sounds that your neighbor upstairs is having another bout of insomnia ...20 KB (3,113 words) - 22:38, 5 February 2023
- with a flame always burning and hanging from the ceiling was made by local craftsmen who have a special tradition of making wrought iron. ...14 KB (2,268 words) - 15:20, 25 January 2023
- The ceiling of the burial chamber is decorated with stars, and the walls are lined with passages from the Pyramid texts. An empty black sarcophagus ...17 KB (2,687 words) - 00:23, 8 November 2023
- by Tommaso Laureti (1530-1602), ceiling painting in the Sala di Constantino, Vatican Palace. Images like this one celebrate the destruction of ...17 KB (2,782 words) - 22:19, 25 January 2024
- sound problems caused by the hall's high ceiling.]] The four significant changes to the design after Utzon left were: # Cladding ...15 KB (2,320 words) - 01:54, 27 February 2023
- of the four central pillars and the central ceiling. Those pillars may have been hand churned while the others had been lathe turned.Kamath, 117 ...18 KB (2,563 words) - 14:52, 5 December 2023
- kilograms which is suspended from the ceiling of the Cathedral of Santiago ... incense, which are either hung from the ceiling or on special stands. Worshipers ...32 KB (4,937 words) - 12:45, 4 March 2024
- plain bases to the high-pointed arches of the ceiling, directing the eye to the massive clerestory windows in the apse. Everywhere vivid color ...15 KB (2,381 words) - 00:43, 5 December 2023
- of the poor but for the rich and powerful, the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel created by Michelangelo for Pope Julius II. === Mosaic === ...33 KB (5,258 words) - 00:23, 12 April 2023
- * Ceiling of the Garnier Opera, 1964 * Exodus, 1952–1966 * War, 1964–1966, Kunsthaus Zürich * Mosaic murals in the lobby of the Metropolitan ...14 KB (2,115 words) - 03:04, 6 November 2022
- falling from the stucco that decorated her bedroom ceiling, and was forced to resign in 1956. Luce maintained her association with the conservative ...15 KB (2,324 words) - 22:31, 10 December 2023
- of a single room or prayer hall with a vaulted ceiling. The Madrasah, or school, was a simple building within the courtyard. The houses were simple ...17 KB (2,566 words) - 04:37, 4 March 2023
- late fifth century. Mural painting, eastern ceiling of main burial chamber, Jangcheon-ri Tomb No.1, Jian, Jilin province, China.]] ...17 KB (2,180 words) - 20:50, 3 April 2024
- of Noah by Michelangelo Buonarroti, from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo shows Noah drunk before his sons, and simultaneously, in ...17 KB (2,732 words) - 18:11, 11 November 2023
- that there are seven days in a week, that the ceiling is up and the floor is down; things which he already knew, but which suddenly struck him as ...15 KB (2,272 words) - 04:19, 23 March 2024
- side (these days often clad in scaffolding). The ceiling was painted blue and decorated with stars and a spectacular statue of the goddess, clad in ...17 KB (2,700 words) - 05:39, 15 June 2023
- *In Italy, it was customary to scatter rose petals from the ceiling of the churches to recall the miracle of the fiery tongues; hence in Sicily ...19 KB (3,024 words) - 07:22, 23 November 2022
- columns carried the weight of the vast and heavy ceiling. The tops of the columns were made from animal sculptures such as two headed bulls, lions and ...19 KB (3,001 words) - 17:58, 26 March 2023
- it off. There was usually a small hole in the ceiling from which the smoke from the fire escaped.Peter Nabokov and Robert Easton, Native American Architecture ...17 KB (2,491 words) - 05:11, 17 June 2023
- them down in a notebook. I saw shapes on the ceiling..." Janis Mink, Miró, (Los Angeles: Taschen, 2003 ISBN 9783822896099), 43. ...18 KB (2,655 words) - 02:03, 9 February 2023
- Small fires began breaking out on the walls and ceiling, igniting the curtains in each room, and engulfing a bed. Fire investigators found no flammable ...20 KB (2,844 words) - 00:18, 12 April 2023
- the majesty of the Emperor. Set into the ceiling at the center of the hall ... architecture and interior decoration. The ceiling of the auditorium features ...44 KB (6,677 words) - 06:19, 1 April 2024
- multi-levels, with a domed or sky-reaching ceiling, they were sometimes decorated with murals, mosaic paintings, sculptures, and inscriptions ...19 KB (2,845 words) - 09:19, 10 March 2023
- the Prophet as depicted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo.]] One of the most critically debated issues in Isaiah is the proposition ...20 KB (3,308 words) - 00:11, 19 November 2023
- modern times, just as Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling is essential to understanding the tenor of the sixteenth century."Licht, 167. This painting ...18 KB (2,863 words) - 04:54, 9 April 2024
- jpg|thumb|400px|Detail of the Sistine Chapel ceiling.]] The Vatican City is itself of great cultural significance. Buildings such as St. Peter ...21 KB (3,351 words) - 22:10, 21 December 2023
- He beautified Westminster Hall with a new ceiling and was a keen and cultured patron of the arts, architecture and literature. His detractors ...19 KB (3,042 words) - 21:42, 8 December 2022
- out. 'He must have been walking on the ceiling!', one remarked. Although these anecdotes may typify Monk's behavior in his later ...19 KB (2,925 words) - 17:54, 30 April 2023
- [[File:Moorish ceiling at the Sala de los Reyes, Alhambra.jpg|thumb|400px|Moorish ceiling at the Sala de los Reyes, Alhambra]] In 1212 C.E., a ...36 KB (5,672 words) - 21:18, 9 November 2022
