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It has a semicircular head, from which springs the cross arch of the aisle with its two rings of voussoirs. en.wikipedia.org

The building's design includes an ashlar front facade, a pediment at its parapet, second-story windows ornamented with voussoirs and keystones, and a metal cornice. en.wikipedia.org

Its three segmental arches, with a total span of 17 m, are built of voussoirs covering the whole breadth of the bridge. en.wikipedia.org

Its arch is of a single ring of large limestone voussoirs rising from imposts which appear to have been moulded. en.wikipedia.org

The sixth story displays pairs of round-arched windows with voussoirs that spring from molded bands and projecting keystones. en.wikipedia.org

The windows on both floors are framed in dark red rubbed bricks with the central voussoir brick enlarged to appear as a keystone. en.wikipedia.org

They are complemented by a projecting keystone and radiating voussoirs. en.wikipedia.org

To the right of this is another lancet window and the voussoirs of a blocked arch. en.wikipedia.org

For aesthetic purposes, the keystone is sometimes larger than the other voussoirs, or embellished with a boss. en.wikipedia.org

This impression is enhanced by the arrangement of strips of thicker stiffening incorporated into the castings, arranged in the manner of joints between voussoirs. en.wikipedia.org

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