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    The Catalan vault (Catalan: volta catalana), also called thin-tile vault, Catalan turn, Catalan arch, boveda ceiling (Spanish bóveda 'vault'), or timbrel...
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  • up Catalan, Catalans, catalan, catalans, or catalán in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Catalan may refer to: From, or related to Catalonia: Catalan language...
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    of Týn. Also see Baroque architecture. Catalan vault – The Catalan vault, also called the Catalan turn or Catalan arch, is a type of low arch made of plain...
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    The Guastavino tile arch system is a version of Catalan vault introduced to the United States in 1885 by Spanish architect and builder Rafael Guastavino...
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    Antoni Gaudí (category CS1 Catalan-language sources (ca))
    Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (/ɡaʊˈdi/ gow-DEE, /ˈɡaʊdi/ GOW-dee, Catalan: [ənˈtɔni ɣəwˈði]; 25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926) was a Spanish architect and designer...
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    for the next three decades was based in New York City. Based on the Catalan vault, he created the Guastavino tile, a "Tile Arch System", patented in the...
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    building is featured on the obverse of the Italian 2 euro cent coin. Catalan vaults are featured in the ceiling of the ground floor under the atrium, which...
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    ring and gatehouses. The stable is rectangular and roofed with a high Catalan vault adopting a catenary curve; the longeing ring has a square ground-plan...
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    terracotta tile, and for the constructive system they would use the Catalan vault with its potential for organic form. When Fidel Castro viewed the plans...
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    Casa Milà (category Pages with Catalan IPA)
    / 41.39528; 2.16167 Casa Milà (Catalan: [ˈkazə miˈla], Spanish: [ˈkasa miˈla]), popularly known as La Pedrera (Catalan: [lə pəˈðɾeɾə], Spanish: [la peˈðɾeɾa];...
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