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Barrel vault - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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List of architectural vaults - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following is a list of arched structures known in architecture as vaults. • Ambulatory vault – the covered portion of the covered passage around a cloister. Often written in the context of an ambu...
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Barrel Vault and Semi-Circular Arch ... Syllabus | Reading List | Art Courses | Ribbed Groin Vault ... A barrel vault exerted a continuous thrust along its sides.
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Search for "tunnel vault" in all of MSN Encarta ... tunnel vault (plural tunnel vaults) ... architecture ; Same as barrel vault;
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Barrel, Tunnel or Wagon Vault ... - the simplest vault, also called a wagon or tunnel vault. A continuous vault usually semi-circular in section. ... Produced in conjunction with Town & Regional Planning, University of Dundee's acclaimed postgraduate course on European Urban Conservation; Last modified Monday 03 September 2007...
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Thieves have tunnelled into a Brazilian Central Bank vault and stolen at least US$65 million, officials said on Monday (local time). ... Thieves penetrated the Banco Central branch in the northeastern city of Fortaleza over the weekend after digging an 80-metre tunnel, the bank said in a statement.
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A tunnel vault (also known as a barrel vault or a wagon vault), is very simply a hallway with an arched ceiling. It is made by constructing a series of arches, placing them one in front of the other.
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