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fastigium

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fastigium
1. The pediment of a portico, so-called in ancient architecture because it followed the form of the roof.
2. The crest or ridge of a roof.
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Malaysian artist Wong Hoy Cheong's Fastigium, 2005, used bamboo and netting to add a full-scale minaret to the museum's roof, evoking Guangzhou's overlooked history as a trading port for Muslim Arab merchants during the eighth century and turning discussions about globalization within the PRD toward something tangible.
Second Guangzhou Triennial: Guangdong Museum of Art by Spalding, David / Artforum International
Aristotelici iudicii et sapientie esse qui ad summum fastigium tendenti Alexandro dixit amicitiam et necessitudinem regi cum iis esse comparandum qui et non procul abessent et essent potentissimi ut alter alteri presto adesset, et mutuo presidio facillime iuvari posset.
Marriage, sexual pleasure, and learned brides in the wedding orations ... by D'Elia, Anthony F. / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
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