Stepped memorial arch
The memorial described in the context (image) 1. has a number of steps (staircase) below it, 2. has a tomb that has three steps under it, and 3. itself is composed of two smaller arches under a bigger arch that resembles a feeling of step. Which one is intended when it is said "stepped memorial arch" in the context? I think the last one. Am I right?
Context:
First World War memorial architecture has two giants: Edwin Lutyens and Walter Allward. Lutyens designed the extraordinary British war memorial at Thiepval in France (1928–1932) – the Memorial to the Missing – which bears the names of 72,000 British soldiers whose bodies remain lost. It looks like a vast, stepped memorial arch of brick
and stone.
Top answer
" Therefore, "stepped" refers to the arch, not the staircase or the 3 steps under it, especially since neither the staircase nor the 3 steps are likely to be made of brick, but the arch certainly is made of brick.
- " Therefore, "stepped" refers to the arch, not the staircase or the 3 steps under it, especially since neither the staircase nor the 3 steps are likely to be made of brick, but the arch certainly is made of brick.
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In your example, "stepped" modifies "memorial arch." Therefore, "stepped" refers to the arch, not the staircase or the 3 steps under it, especially since neither the staircase nor the 3 steps are likely to be made of brick, but the arch certainly is made of brick.
0"Stepped" is a term that denotes something that goes up in levels, so number 2 is right. Do an image search on "stepped gable" and "stepped pyramid".
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