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spolia: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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Architectural history

building materials or sculpture taken from older monuments and reused in new buildings, often with symbolic intent.

In architectural history, spolia refers to building materials or sculpture taken from older monuments and reused in new buildings, often with symbolic intent. This meaning comes from Brilliant (2011) in Reuse value.[1]

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References

Brilliant, R., & Kinney, D. (2011). Reuse value. Ashgate. ISBN 9781409435181

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