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"Trabeate" and "arcuate" we're principles of architecture.

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The above statement is true.
A horizontal beam was placed across two vertical columns to create roofs, doors, and windows according to the trabeate concept of architecture. A Trabeate has horizontal, straight beams on lintels (rather than arches). It is devoid of angles and curves. It was a type of construction in which a horizontal beam was positioned between two vertical columns to create the roof, doors, and windows—for example, Delhi's Quwwat-al-Islam mosque. According to the arcuate principle of architecture, arches supported the weight of the superstructure above the doorways and windows. Alai Darwaza in Delhi, for instance. Hindu and Persian and Islamic themes were combined in Mughal architecture.

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