The dining room includes a 17th-century carved stone buffet as well as decadent boiseries and double beverage-cooling fountains.
In December 2009 a large piece of carved stone fell from the roof surrounding the window, which represents innovations within medieval architecture.
"It's one of the largest and finest in the collection of early medieval carved stone grave slabs and crosses to be found at Iona Abbey, " he said.
The agency is also investing in new interpretation and visitor facilities to help visitors fully appreciate Iona Abbey's fascinating history and the significance of the spectacular carved stone collection.
Before the door is a columnar porch with octagonal columns, in one bay of which is a broad stele a monolithic carved stone with a peaked top like a gable.
There you will also find the large, concerned face of Medusa carved in stone.
Khachkars are outdoor steles carved from stone by craftspeople in Armenia and communities in the Armenian diaspora.
Carved in stone at the entrance is a relief of the prophet Isaiah.
However, any measure based on book value has to get over the fact that accounting measures are not carved in stone.
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So much so, in fact, that he ordered the signing of that bill carved into stone in the Massachusetts State House tradition.
In a way, Social Memories is almost like someone in the 15th century offering a commemorative edition of the Guttenberg Bible, carved in stone.
As a message carved in stone says "Copa'r Wyddfa, Yr ydych chwi yma, Y nes at y nefoedd" - "The summit of Snowdon, Here you are nearer, To heaven".
Carved in grey stone, the great Chinese traveller looked like the kind of chap who would have difficulty running to catch a bus.
It appeared as if carved out of stone, but in fact was made of vast segments of hot-wire-cut polystyrene with a light beech veneer.
Down the steep stairs we went, into what I recall as a little windowless restaurant that looked as if it had been carved out of stone.
Relics of Goat Island's convict origins remain, including a seat carved out of stone by Charles Anderson, an inmate who was sentenced to be tied to a particularly large slab of the island for two years.
Khachkars are created usually using local stone and carved using chisel, die, sharp pens and hammers.
This is my ruminations, not anything carved on blocks of stone as the one true truth.
Steppingstones carved from the natural stone base of the lake lead to two concrete gazebos, which flank the seven-bedroom, seven-bathroom house.
Local attractions include the stone-carved Hindu temples in the Batu Caves, the aboriginal communities at Pulau Carey and international sporting events like Formula One and yacht races.
Two suites have massive stone bathtubs carved by Maya artisans.
The site of the ancient city, which is carved into rose-red stone, dates back 2, 000 years and is Jordan's top tourist attraction, drawing more than half a million visitors each year.
At the historic 58-room Hotel Charleston Casa Medina in the northern barrio (neighbourhood) of Chapinero, guests enjoy classic architectural and design touches such as rich hardwood floors, hand carved doors, fireplaces and exposed stone.
One of the first Tudor homes to be made from brick, many of its original features -- including a vast stone fireplace and a wall of intricately carved dark wood panels -- remain to this day.
What at first glance appears to be a jumble of boulders was probably a workshop where expert stonecutters practiced their trade. (One chunk of granite has been carved into almost-finished steps.) Another large stone, known as Serpent Rock, has snakes etched into its top surface.
The stone features place names from along the route and was hand-carved by local artist Iain Cotton.
It has stone sculptures on the walls, stained-glass windows and a carved lectern.
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After dining or drinking by the pool, a visit to Bulgari's spa might be in order, not only for its Balinese therapies and hot-stone treatments, but to experience the building itself, a centuries-old house of richly carved teak that has been transplanted from its original home in Java and reassembled here.
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