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   Chigi
   Italian family, originally from Siena, that included Agostino Chigi (1465-1520), a Roman banker and patron of the arts who built the Villa Farnesina in Rome (1508-11);Fabio Chigi (1599-1667),...
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
   
   
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   chigi
   (from the article `jinja`) ...at regular intervals, retaining through each reconstruction original elements of great antiquity, such as frames, floors, or roof beams. A ...
   Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/69
   
   
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   Chigi
   [architecture] == Origin == Chigi is thought to have been employed on Japanese buildings starting from the 1st century AD. Their existence during the Jōmon period (250–538) is well documented by numerous artifacts. Measurements for chigi were mentioned in an early document, the Taishinpō...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chigi_(architecture)
   
   

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