In architecture, a vault (French voûte, from Italian volta) is a self-supporting arched form, usually of stone or brick, serving to cover a space with...

A rib vault or ribbed vault is an architectural feature for covering a wide space, such as a church nave, composed of a framework of crossed or diagonal...

defines it as "a hemispherical vault" and the Penguin Dictionary of Architecture gives the following definition "A vault of even curvature erected on a...

A barrel vault, also known as a tunnel vault, wagon vault or wagonhead vault, is an architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve (or...

known in architecture as vaults. Annular vault – A Barrel vault springing from two concentric walls. Barrel vault – An architecture tunnel vault or barrel...

about by Carolingian and Romanesque architecture. It was superseded by the more flexible rib vaults of Gothic architecture in the later Middle Ages. Difficult...

Look up vault or vaulting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vault may refer to: Jumping, the act of propelling oneself upwards Vault (architecture), an...

Romanesque architecture used the barrel vault with a round arch to cover the nave, and a groin vault when two barrel vaults met at right angles. These vaults were...

projection of a lintel, as a hallmark of strength or good architecture. Although a masonry arch or vault cannot be self-supporting until the keystone is placed...

House, Twickenham Architecture portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fan vaults. List of architectural vaults Gothic architecture Gothic cathedrals...

traditions, Romanesque architecture is known by its massive quality, thick walls, round arches, sturdy pillars, barrel vaults, large towers and decorative...

structural element, in combination with other elements, such as the rib vault and later the flying buttress. These allowed the construction of cathedrals...

architecture. It combined and developed several key elements from earlier styles, particularly from Romanesque architecture, including the rib vault,...

roof. Barrel vault An architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve (or pair of curves, in the case of a pointed barrel vault) along a given...

In architecture, an apse (pl.: apses; from Latin absis, 'arch, vault'; from Ancient Greek ἀψίς, apsis, 'arch'; sometimes written apsis; pl.: apsides)...

In architecture, a sexpartite vault is a rib vault divided into six bays by two diagonal ribs and three transverse ribs. The principal examples are those...

vault (Catalan: volta catalana), also called thin-tile vault, Catalan turn, Catalan arch, boveda ceiling (Spanish bóveda 'vault'), or timbrel vault,...

cabinet, or other physically based issue. Backblaze states that its 'Vault' architecture is designed with 99.999999999% annual durability. For computer backup...

and qubbah, 'vault' (through the Spanish, alcoba).[citation needed] Niche (architecture) Mihrab Box-bed Tokonoma Setback (architecture) "alcove". Merriam-Webster...

In architecture, a cloister vault (also called a pavilion vault) is a vault with four concave surfaces (patches of cylinders) meeting at a point above...

technique which was to become data vault as common foundational warehouse architecture or common foundational modeling architecture. In data warehouse modeling...

lierne rib in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vault List of architectural vaults Bond, Francis (1906) Gothic Architecture in England, Batsford, London....

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault (Norwegian: Svalbard globale frøhvelv) is a secure backup facility for the world's crop diversity on the Norwegian island...

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historical/regional architectural styles, particularly in that of the Maya civilization. The prevalence of this spanning technique for entrances and vaults in Maya...

player-character is a Vault dweller in Vault 101 who is forced to flee when the Overseer tries to arrest them in response to their father leaving the Vault. Once out...

ancient architecture, for examples in the main arch of the partially ruined Sassanian palace Taq Kasra (now in Iraq), the largest single-span vault of unreinforced...

typically a stone, which is used in building an arch or vault. Although each unit in an arch or vault is a voussoir, two units are of distinct functional...

construction of cathedrals and churches. Gothic architecture's defining features are pointed arches, rib vaults, buttresses, and extensive use of stained glass...

In architecture, a Nubian vault is a type of curved surface forming a vaulted structure. The mudbrick structure was revived by Egyptian architect Hassan...