scaffolding

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Curator Beverly Adams said ropes, scaffolding and draping blue fabric will be used to create theatrical set pieces around the show’s seven Kahlo works and dozen-odd Riveras.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Yards away from the Union Street fire site the A-listed Egyptian Halls have been covered by scaffolding for years.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

A Japanese archaeological crew amid ruins and scaffolding is eager to meet undiscovered victims of Pompeii’s devastation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

If the meat is the body, the breadcrumbs are the scaffolding.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Once the concrete had set, the lagging was removed and the centering was lowered and moved onto the scaffolding of the next bay.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay