Vault (architecture) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Vault (French. voute, Italian. volta, German. Gewölbe, Polish. sklepienie , Spanish. bóveda ) is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof. ...
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The key elements of Gothic architecture are generally considered to be the pointed arch, the ribbed vault, ... The Ribbed Vault-A Stroke of Genius; To understand Gothic architecture it is essential to take some time to consider the ribbed vault, which soon came to dominate medieval construction for a variety of reasons.
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First and foremost they developed a ribbed vault, in which arching and intersecting stone ribs support a vaulted ceiling surface that is composed of mere thin stone panels. This greatly reduced the weight (and thus the outward thrust) of the ceiling vault, and since the vault’s weight was now...
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rib vault a masonry vault with a relatively thin web and set within a framework of ribs. ... Types of rib vaults: fan, net, quadripartite, sexpartite; Compare with: barrel or tunnel vault, groin vault...
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The Ribbed Groin Vault ... Syllabus | Reading List | Courses | Barrel Vault and Semi-circular Arch...
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Definition of ribbed vault in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of ribbed vault. Pronunciation of ribbed vault. Translations of ribbed vault. ribbed vault synonyms, ribbed vault antonyms. Information about ribbed vault in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... ribbed vault (r bd)
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ribbed vault A vault in which the ribs support, or seem to support, the web of the vault. ribbed ... Architecture: ribbed vault ... 5min Related Video: ribbed vault...
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pointed arches, ribbed vault, and flying buttresses. These developments allowed the architects to make the church much larger and brighter. By transferring the weight of the ceilings outward thrust to the flying buttresses, they were now able to place huge stain glass windows in the walls.
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Corbis singles 004 (crbs004) > Nave of Washington Cathedral (crbs0040094) ... 427 x 640 ... 683 x 1024...
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