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Architectural nomenclature question
Mar 12, 2011 13:16
There's a specific name for the type of ceiling where it's like a four-way intersection between arches ((
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~architecture
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smillaraaq
March 18 2011, 05:30:05 UTC
Groin vault
or cross vault?
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joereaves
March 18 2011, 05:40:36 UTC
Or possibly
Rib vault
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It was very popular during the Gothic period and according to wikipedia and resembles the groin vault.
To the OP - if you know which building your picture is from you could probably figure out which of the two it is :D
ETA - Also unless you're going to have a character who is an expert use the term I think most people would just call it a vault or vaulted ceiling.
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sand3
March 18 2011, 06:57:36 UTC
Groin vault I think is what I was thinking of, and the one in the picture is probably a rib vault because it's got the gothic-arch shape. Thanks, guys.
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It was very popular during the Gothic period and according to wikipedia and resembles the groin vault.
To the OP - if you know which building your picture is from you could probably figure out which of the two it is :D
ETA - Also unless you're going to have a character who is an expert use the term I think most people would just call it a vault or vaulted ceiling.
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