Along the facade facing Gladstone, eight tall, narrow are framed by massive piers.

The white rock of its vault glowed, and the great dome seemed to quiver on massive piers.

Four massive, concrete piers, each 14 feet in diameter, supported a vaulted roof.

Two massive piers, containing over 70,000 tons of concrete, were sunk into the river bed to support the construction.

It is stone vaulted throughout, with massive piers to support the vaults.

The work consisted mainly of a massive pier or quay with an elegant lighthouse at the end.

The massive piers at the entrance to the transepts suggest a central tower.

They were also used, particularly in Germany, when they alternated between more massive piers.

In any case, it would have taken an army to tear down those massive piers of burned brick on which they were built.

This structure has necessitated the use of very thick walls, and massive piers from which the domes spring.