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Architecture 2a, Arch. Bldg...
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...distinguishing features of the Gothic style is the pointed arch. It was first used as a structural device in vaulting, the pointed arch being better adapted for spanning openings where the height of the arch can not be limited by its span. The only means of using a circular arch where the height is to be greater than the span, is by elevating or tilting it. This is a cumbrous construction and belongs to the Romanesque architecture. The circular arch was long retained in covering window openings, and in the arch construction of the triforium...
From the opening scene of Faust's studio, where the pale, ascetic student, wearying of his search after truth, calls upon the arch fiend to aid him, the audience is carried through a bewildering array of scenes, each one a master-piece. Scenic artist Frank King has worked unceasingly for two weeks past and professes himself satisfied with the result. The electrical effects form a very large part of the production, and these are adequately supplied by Electrician Murphy...