The elements and materials buildings are made of: arch, vault, dome and column, concrete, steel and the curtain wall, the working vocabulary every style speaks in its own accent.
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An example of the latter would be the Nippur arch, built before 3800 BC, and dated by H. V. Hilprecht (1859-1925) to even before 4000 BC.
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