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  2. Wall bars - Wikipedia

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    Amanda Françozo using wall bars. Gymnasts at the Royal Gymnastics Central Institute of Stockholm, 1900. Yugoslav boys using wall bars, 1957. Gymnastic wall bars (also known as a gymnastic ladder, Swedish ladder, Swedish wall or as stall bars) were invented at the beginning of the 19th century by the Swedish teacher Per Henrik Ling who, when suffering from arthritis, realized the therapeutic ...

  3. York city walls - Wikipedia

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    a further stretch between Monk Bar and the Merchant Taylors' Hall, at the end of which the lower courses of the east corner of the Roman wall can be seen on the city-centre side of the existing wall. An illustration from 1807 during the reign of King George III showing the Multangular Tower and the city walls A map of York from 1611 by John Speed

  4. Grab bar - Wikipedia

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    ADA-style grab bars and their mounting devices should withstand more than 250 pounds (1112 N) of force. In public toilet stalls, side grab bars must be a minimum of 42 inches long and mounted 12 inches from the rear wall, and rear grab bars must be a minimum of 36 inches long and mounted a maximum of 6 inches from the side wall.

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  6. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    A window, semicircular or semi-elliptical in shape, with glazing bars or tracery sets radiating out like an open fan. Fan Vault A conoid architectural element in which a series of equidistant curved ribs projects radially from a central axis, often a vertical wall support such as a column.

  7. Tie rod - Wikipedia

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    A tie rod or tie bar (also known as a hanger rod if vertical) is a slender structural unit used as a tie and (in most applications) capable of carrying tensile loads only. It is any rod or bar-shaped structural member designed to prevent the separation of two parts, as in a vehicle. Tie rods and anchor plates in the ruins of Coventry Cathedral

  8. Transom (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Transom windows which could be opened to provide cross-ventilation while maintaining security and privacy (due to their small size and height above floor level) were a common feature of apartments, homes, office buildings, schools, and other buildings before central air conditioning and heating became common beginning in the early-to-mid 20th century.

  9. Rebar spacer - Wikipedia

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    A concrete spacer with a plastic clip in use Concrete spacers in a precast element Diaphragm wall block on rebar for a Diaphragm wall. A rebar spacer is a short, rod-like device used to secure reinforcing steel bars, or rebar, within cast assemblies for reinforced concrete structures. The rebar spacers are fixed before the concrete is poured ...