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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">arches</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>[arches by form]</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>[arches by location or context]</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>[arches by function]</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>arch construction</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>truss arch construction</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>truss arch bridges</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>open-spandrel arch bridges</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>arches and arch components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>arch</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Structural elements, typically curved, spanning openings and transmitting vertical loads to either side of the opening; also, structural elements or freestanding structures that resemble arches or act structurally like arches. ]]></note></mads>