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Place des Quinconces - colonnes rostrales

Torre de Cristal - Recife-PE(2) (cropped)

A rostral column is a type of

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originating in ancient Greece and Rome, where they were erected to commemorate a naval military victory. Its defining characteristic is the integrated

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s or

rams In engineering, RAMS (reliability, availability, maintainability and safety)''rostrum'' meaning the bow of a naval vessel. Rostral columns of the modern world include the Columbus Monument at

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in New York City, and the paired Saint Petersburg Rostral Columns.

List of notable rostral columns

Ancient

Columna Rostrata C. Duilii Columna may refer to: * ''Columna'' (gastropod) a genus of snails * ''The Column'' (film), a 1968 Romanian historical film directed by Mircea Drăgan . * '' Columna Lactaria'' "Milk Column" was a landmark in ancient Rome in the Forum Holitor ...

("Rostral Column of

Gaius Duilius Gaius Duilius ( 260–231 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. As consul in 260 BC, during the First Punic War, he won Rome's first ever victory at sea by defeating the Carthaginians at the Battle of Mylae. He later served as censor in 258, an ...

"), celebrating the naval

Battle of Mylae The Battle of Mylae took place in 260 BC during the First Punic War and was the first real naval battle between Carthage and the Roman Republic. This battle was key in the Roman victory of Mylae (present-day Milazzo) as well as Sicily itself. It ...

(260 BC); formerly in the Roman Forum, some remnants of the inscription are now in the

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Modern

* the Grenville Column, monument to Royal Navy officer Thomas Grenville, on the grounds of Stowe House, Buckinghamshire, England (1749) * one element of the Tripoli Monument,

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(1808) * twin rostral columns in the Place des Quinconces,

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(1829) *

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(1836) * Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns,

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(1881) * monument to Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, Praterstern,

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(1886) * Columbus Monument,

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(1892) * in the Grand Basin of the

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(razed), Chicago, Illinois (1893) * in Grant Park along the Metra Electric railroad line, Chicago, Illinois (1927-29) * Cunard War Memorial,

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(1920) * Rostral Column, Vladivostok ( :ru:Ростральная колонна (Владивосток) in Russian) (1960) * Rostral Columns, Union Station Plaza, Washington, DC

References

Other sources

* "Greek architecture" ''

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'', 1965

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