rebuildings

I have a friend who thinks that only Polish poets should be allowed to write in free verse, after so many razings and rebuildings, after so many border-shifts.

Author, author: Nick Laird Nick Laird 2010

The two dates he suggests for the two rebuildings are both consistent with some sort of military emergency.

Chester in the seventh century: the fortress defences Carla 2009

The effectiveness of the pyramid as a religious edifice had also been enhanced by a simple improvement. lxmiq's original structure had resembled an Egyptian pyramid, with straight, unbroken edges running from the ground to the platform above, but in subsequent rebuildings four huge setbacks had been constructed, yielding four spacious terraces on which religious celebrations could be held.

Mexico Michener, James 1992

Throughout all this destruction and desecration the citizens happily retained their pride in the great steeple, and by constant attention and rebuildings contrived to preserve it when negligence might have caused its ruin.

The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains Frederick W. Woodhouse

These additions, superimposed ornamentations, and rebuildings, together with the very substantial substructure of the primitive Cathedral, form to-day a small church of unimpressive, conglomerate style, and except for its history, unnoteworthy.

Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 Elise Whitlock Rose

There are few, if any, surviving 19th-century locomotives that have not suffered numerous rebuildings and are not greatly altered from the original.

The 'Pioneer': Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851 United States Bulletin 240, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, paper 42, 1964 John H. White

Inside the basilica the columns no doubt ran, as in all other basilicas of the same date, the whole length of the church from east to west, but at one of the rebuildings, probably that which was carried out by

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

If this prominent rock was constantly spared at the various rebuildings of the platform it must have been because of its associations.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

There is more intrinsic interest in this gradual development of plan than in the Devonshire plans we have noticed, which are all due to fifteenth century rebuildings; and the mutual influence exercised throughout the middle ages by two neighbouring churches like Bloxham and Adderbury gives us an insight into the progress of local art which the energy of fifteenth century masons in certain districts has somewhat obscured.

The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church 1912

The constant flood of new inventions has necessitated several complete rebuildings.

The History of the Telephone 1910