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Architectural feature for covering a wide space, such as a church nave, composed of a framework of crossed or diagonal arched ribs.
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Gothic architecture
17 linksArchitectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas.
Architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas.
The use of the pointed arch in turn led to the development of the pointed rib vault and flying buttresses, combined with elaborate tracery and stained glass windows.
Pointed arch (architecture)
5 linksArch with a pointed crown, whose two curving sides meet at a relatively sharp angle at the top of the arch.
Arch with a pointed crown, whose two curving sides meet at a relatively sharp angle at the top of the arch.
It first appeared in Indian and Islamic architecture as a way of making more decorative windows and doorways, but in the 12th century it began to be used in France and England as an important structural element, in combination with other elements, such as the rib vault and later the flying buttress.
Vault (architecture)
5 linksSelf-supporting arched form, usually of stone or brick, serving to cover a space with a ceiling or roof.
Self-supporting arched form, usually of stone or brick, serving to cover a space with a ceiling or roof.
A rib vault is one in which all of the groins are covered by ribs or diagonal ribs in the form of segmental arches.
Groin vault
3 linksProduced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults.
Produced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults.
It was superseded by the more flexible rib vaults of Gothic architecture in the later Middle Ages.
Romanesque architecture
5 linksArchitectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches.
Architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches.
Ribbed vaults came into general use in the 12th century.
Islamic architecture
3 linksIslamic architecture comprises the architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam.
Islamic architecture comprises the architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam.
The three domes spanning the vaults in front of the mihrab wall are constructed as ribbed vaults.
Church (building)
2 linksBuilding used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities.
Building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities.
The first pointed arches, rib vaults and buttresses began to appear, all possessing geometric properties that reduced the need for large, rigid walls to ensure structural stability.
Flamboyant
5 linksForm of late Gothic architecture that developed in Europe in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance, from around 1375 to the mid-16th century.
Form of late Gothic architecture that developed in Europe in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance, from around 1375 to the mid-16th century.