Vault (architecture)

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.

Vault (architecture) Media

Gothic rib vault ceiling of the Saint-Séverin church in Paris
Interior elevation view of a Gothic cathedral, with rib-vaulted roof highlighted
Assyrian bas-relief from Nimrud showing domed structures in the background
In a pitched-brick vault the bricks lean (are pitched) against an existing wall.
St Paul's Cathedral Choir looking east, London
Pointed barrel vault showing direction of lateral forces
A groin vault viewed from the underside, showing the arris or 'groin'
Plan of a groin vault from above showing resultant outward thrust
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The rib vault of Reims Cathedral, France

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