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Gloucester Cathedral: cloisters

Gothic tracery in the rose window (1350) above the west portal of the church of St. Lorenz, Nürnberg, Ger.

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Cusp Foil Gothic architecture Ornament Molding Sheela Na Gig Stuccowork Fret Stalactite work Pinnacle strapwork Fluting and reeding Gingerbread Acroterion

Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.

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