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Document Details : Title: The Adoption of the Arch Structure in the Architecture of the Arabian Peninsula Author(s): BARAŃSKI, Marek Journal: ARAM Periodical Volume: 11 Date: 1999-2000 Pages: 123-130 DOI: 10.2143/ARAM.11.1.504454 Abstract : The author discusses the origin and gives an overview of the history of the use of the arch and vault structure in the Near East. It is only in the Roman period or slightly earlier that this building technique was adopted in the Arabian Peninsula, with Palmyra as the best example. |
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