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ribbed vault

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ribbed vault
ribbed vault
A vault in which the ribs support, or seem to support, the web of the vault.
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The interior consists of a single hall with two groin vaulted bays and a polygonal apse with a ribbed vault over it (Fig.
A short report on three newly accessible churches in the Syrian ... by Langdale, Allan; Walsh, Michael J.K. / Journal of Cyprus Studies
The cathedral is known for its influence on High Gothic, its flying buttresses, ribbed vaults, and multiple towers; for glass and carvings that pray and teach down the centuries.
APSED CATHOLICS by Echlin, Edward P. / Commonweal
Other papers are devoted to more particular matters -- the hammer-beam roof over Westminster Hall, iron reinforcement in the Louvre, John Smeaton's use of hydraulic cement in the Eddystone lighthouse, and ribbed vaults and squinch arches in cathedrals.
STRUCTURE IN ARCHITECTURE: HISTORY, DESIGN AND INNOVATION by ADDIS, BILL / The Architectural Review
 
 
 
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