Piers

Examples of Piers in the following topics:

• Characteristics of Romanesque Architecture

  • Piers that occur at the intersection of two large arches, such as those under the crossing of the nave and transept, are commonly cruciform in shape, each arch having its own supporting rectangular pier at right angles to the other.
  • A common characteristic of Romanesque buildings, found in both churches and in the arcades that separate large interior spaces of castles, is the alternation of piers and columns.
  • The most simple form this takes is to have a column between each adjoining pier.
  • Often the arrangement was made more complex by the complexity of the piers themselves, so that the alternation was not of piers and columns but rather of piers of entirely different forms from each other.
  • Durham Cathedral has decorated masonry columns alternating with piers of clustered shafts supporting the earliest pointed high ribs.

• The Temple of Athena Nike

  • The temple is a small Ionic temple that consists of a single naos, where a cult statue stood fronted by four piers.
  • The four piers aligned to the four Ionic prostyle columns of the pronaos .

• Arches of the Feet

  • Its two extremities or piers, on which it rests in standing, are the tuberosity on the plantar surface of the calcaneus posteriorly, and the heads of the first, second, and third metatarsal bones anteriorly.
  • The transverse arches are strengthened by the interosseous, plantar, and dorsal ligaments; by the short muscles of the first and fifth toes (especially the transverse head of the adductor hallucis), and by the peroneus longus, whose tendon stretches between the piers of the arches.

• Cluny

  • Romanesque Architecture: In keeping with the Romanesque style, Cluny was characterized by its massive quality, thick walls, round arches, sturdy piers, groin vaults, large towers and decorative arcading.

• The Armory Show

  • The "New" New York Armory Show was held in piers on the Hudson River in 1994  and has since evolved into an annual contemporary  art fair.

• Architecture

  • The Directoire style was primarily established by the architects and designers Charles Percier (1764–1838) and Pier François Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853), who collaborated on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which is considered emblematic of French neoclassical architecture .

• Temporal Motivation Theory

  • Temporal motivation theory (TMT) is an integrative motivational theory developed by Piers Steel and Cornelius J.

• Etruscan Tombs

  • Piers are topped with capitals carved in a stylized motif that resembles those from Corinthian columns.
  • The walls and piers are covered in carved and painted reliefs of everyday objects including rope, drinking cups, pitches, mirrors, knives, helmets, and shields.

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

  • Important base installations such as the power station, shipyard, maintenance, and fuel and torpedo storage facilities, as well as the submarine piers and headquarters building (also home of the intelligence section) were not attacked.

• The Julio-Claudians

  • The octagonal room stands between multiple rooms, possibly for dining, and is delineated by eight piers that support a domed roof with an oculus that lit not only the hall but also the surrounding rooms.