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  2. Setback (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    For the same reason, setbacks may also be used in lower density districts to limit the height of perimeter walls above which a building must have a pitched roof or be set back before rising to the permitted height. [5] In many cities, building setbacks add value to the interior real estate adjacent to the setback by creating usable exterior spaces.

  3. Trinchera Cave Archeological District - Wikipedia

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    The cave, approximately 30 by 8 metres (98 by 26 ft) under a 8 metres (26 ft) overhang, is surrounded by Dakota formation sandstone and sits on a Purgatoire shale formation floor. Within the rock shelter there were previously walls, reportedly built with sandstone blocks, estimated to be 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) thick.

  4. File:Boucher, François - Marquise de Pompadour at the Toilet ...

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    The following other wikis use this file: Usage on bg.wikiquote.org Мадам дьо Помпадур; Usage on cy.wikipedia.org Cosmetigau; Usage on de.wikipedia.org

  5. Overhang (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Overhang on 16th century Tomb of Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri, India In architecture , an overhang is a protruding structure that may provide protection for lower levels. Overhangs on two sides of Pennsylvania Dutch barns protect doors, windows, and other lower-level structures.

  6. Block-stacking problem - Wikipedia

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    The first nine blocks in the solution to the single-wide block-stacking problem with the overhangs indicated. In statics, the block-stacking problem (sometimes known as The Leaning Tower of Lire (Johnson 1955), also the book-stacking problem, or a number of other similar terms) is a puzzle concerning the stacking of blocks at the edge of a table.

  7. Jettying - Wikipedia

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    A double jettied timber-framed building. The ends of the multiple cantilevered joists supporting the upper floors can easily be seen.. Jettying (jetty, jutty, from Old French getee, jette) [1] is a building technique used in medieval timber-frame buildings in which an upper floor projects beyond the dimensions of the floor below.

  8. Chhajja - Wikipedia

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    The tomb of Salim Chishti in Fatehpur Sikri (India) exhibiting a deep chhajja following the perimeter of the building supported with elaborate brackets. A chhajja is an overhanging eave or roof covering found in Indian architecture.

  9. Nielsen Park - Wikipedia

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    The overhang is approximately 6.6 metres (22 ft) long, 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in) high and 2.6 metres (8 ft 6 in) wide. The site is approximately 15 metres (49 ft) above sea level. One white ochre negative hand stencil is located on the rear wall of the shelter.