From the same site, common uses for Azure Blob storage might include (but are definitely no limited to): 1  Serving images or documents directly to a browser. 2  Storing files for distributed access. 3  Streaming video and audio.  Performing secure backup and disaster 1  recovery. Storing data for analysis by an on-premises or Windows Azure-hosted service.
There are a very small number of buildings in the Romanesque style, such as Autun Cathedral in France and Monreale Cathedral in Sicily in which pointed arches have been used extensively, apparently for stylistic reasons. It is believed that in these cases there is a direct imitation of Islamic architecture.
A Gothic arch is a sharp-pointed arch, formed of two arc segments (parts of a circle). The lower part of the arch is parallel sided, up to the level of the springing points. Quinto acuta arches. The Gothic arch evolved from the round-topped Roman arch. It has two advantages; one is obvious, in that a Gothic arch reaches higher for a given width. Another advantage is less visible. A major consideration when building a masonry arch is the amount of horizontal thrust that it produces on its foundations.