Rib vault, the Glossary
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 arched ribs.[1]
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109 relations: Abbey of Fontenay, Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen, Abutment, Al-Andalus, Al-Hakam II, Aljafería, Almohad Caliphate, Almoravid dynasty, Amiens Cathedral, Ancient Roman architecture, Arch, Armenian architecture, Atalaya Castle (Spain), Barrel vault, Basilica of Saint-Denis, Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Batalha Monastery, Bath Abbey, Beauvais Cathedral, Bourges Cathedral, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine Greece, Caen, Canterbury Cathedral, Cappadocia (theme), Cathedral of Santo Domingo, Catholic Church, Cefalù Cathedral, Chancel, Chartres Cathedral, Church (building), Church of St. Philibert, Tournus, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Cambridge, Cologne Cathedral, Colonnette, Column, Conciergerie, Crosby Hall, London, Duchy of Normandy, Durham Cathedral, Edward the Confessor, Ely Cathedral, English Gothic architecture, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, Exeter Cathedral, Fan vault, Flamboyant, Flying buttress, Fourth Crusade, ... Expand index (59 more) »
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Abbey of Fontenay
The Abbey of Fontenay is a former Cistercian abbey located in the commune of Marmagne, near Montbard, in the département of Côte-d'Or in France.
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Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen
The Abbey of Saint-Étienne, also known as Abbaye aux Hommes ("Men's Abbey") by contrast with the Abbaye aux Dames ("Ladies' Abbey"), is a former Benedictine monastery in the French city of Caen, Normandy, dedicated to Saint Stephen.
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Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen
The Abbey of Sainte-Trinité (Abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité), better known as the Abbaye aux Dames, is a former nunnery in Caen, Normandy, now home to the Regional Council of Normandy.
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Abutment
An abutment is the substructure at the ends of a bridge span or dam supporting its superstructure.
Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus was the Muslim-ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula.
Al-Hakam II
Al-Hakam II, also known as Abū al-ʿĀṣ al-Mustanṣir bi-Llāh al-Hakam b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān (أَبُو الْعَاصٍ الْمُسْتَنْصِرِ بِاللهِ الْحَكْمِ بْن عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ; 13 January 915 – 16 October 976), was the Caliph of Córdoba.
Aljafería
The Aljafería Palace (Palacio de la Aljafería; قصر الجعفرية, tr. Qaṣr al-Jaʿfariyah) is a fortified medieval palace built during the second half of the 11th century in the Taifa of Zaragoza in Al-Andalus, present day Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.
Almohad Caliphate
The Almohad Caliphate (خِلَافَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِينَ or دَوْلَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِينَ or ٱلدَّوْلَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِيَّةُ from unity of God) or Almohad Empire was a North African Berber Muslim empire founded in the 12th century.
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Almoravid dynasty
The Almoravid dynasty (lit) was a Berber Muslim dynasty centered in the territory of present-day Morocco.
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Amiens Cathedral
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens (Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens), or simply Amiens Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral.
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Ancient Roman architecture
Ancient Roman architecture adopted the external language of classical ancient Greek architecture for the purposes of the ancient Romans, but was different from Greek buildings, becoming a new architectural style.
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Arch
An arch is a curved vertical structure spanning an open space underneath it. Rib vault and arch are arches and vaults.
Armenian architecture
Armenian architecture comprises architectural works with an aesthetic or historical connection to the Armenian people.
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Atalaya Castle (Spain)
The Atalaya Castle (Spanish: Castillo de la Atalaya or Castillo de Villena, English: Castle of the Watch) is a fortress in Villena, province of Alicante, southern Spain.
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Barrel vault
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 pair of curves, in the case of a pointed barrel vault) along a given distance. Rib vault and barrel vault are arches and vaults.
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Basilica of Saint-Denis
The Basilica of Saint-Denis (Basilique royale de Saint-Denis, now formally known as the Basilique-cathédrale de Saint-Denis) is a large former medieval abbey church and present cathedral in the commune of Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris.
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Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio
The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio (official name: Basilica romana minore collegiata abbaziale prepositurale di Sant'Ambrogio) is an ancient Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church in the center of Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy.
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Batalha Monastery
The Monastery of Batalha (Mosteiro da Batalha) is a Dominican convent in the municipality of Batalha, historical Beira Litoral province, in the Centro of Portugal.
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Bath Abbey
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is a parish church of the Church of England and former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England.
Beauvais Cathedral
The Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais) is a Catholic church in the northern town of Beauvais, Oise, France.
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Bourges Cathedral
Bourges Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges) is a Roman Catholic church located in Bourges, France.
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Byzantine architecture
Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire, or Eastern Roman Empire, usually dated from 330 AD, when Constantine the Great established a new Roman capital in Byzantium, which became Constantinople, until the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453.
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Byzantine Greece
Byzantine Greece has a history that mainly coincides with that of the Byzantine Empire itself.
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Caen
Caen (Kaem) is a commune inland from the northwestern coast of France.
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral, formally Christ Church Cathedral, Canterbury, is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
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Cappadocia (theme)
The Theme of Cappadocia (θέμα Καππαδοκίας) was a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) encompassing the southern portion of the namesake region from the early 9th to the late 11th centuries.
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Cathedral of Santo Domingo
The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo is dedicated to St.
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
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Cefalù Cathedral
The Cathedral of Cefalù (Duomo di Cefalù) is a Roman Catholic basilica in Cefalù, Sicily.
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Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building.
Chartres Cathedral
Chartres Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres), is a Catholic Cathedral in Chartres, France, about southwest of Paris, and is the seat of the Bishop of Chartres.
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Church (building)
A church, church building, or church house is a building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities.
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Church of St. Philibert, Tournus
The Church of St.
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Cambridge
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, generally known as The Round Church, is an Anglican church in the city of Cambridge, England.
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Cologne Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom,, officially Hohe Domkirche Sankt Petrus, English: Cathedral Church of Saint Peter) is a cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia belonging to the Catholic Church.
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Colonnette
A colonnette is a small slender column, usually decorative, which supports a beam or lintel.
Column
A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below.
Conciergerie
The Conciergerie (Lodge) is a former courthouse and prison in Paris, France, located on the west of the Île de la Cité, below the Palais de Justice.
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Crosby Hall, London
Crosby Hall is a historic building in London.
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Duchy of Normandy
The Duchy of Normandy grew out of the 911 Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between King Charles III of West Francia and the Viking leader Rollo.
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Durham Cathedral
Durham Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Durham, England.
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Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor (1003 – 5 January 1066) was an Anglo-Saxon English king and saint. Usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, he ruled from 1042 until his death in 1066. Edward was the son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy. He succeeded Cnut the Great's son – and his own half-brother – Harthacnut.
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Ely Cathedral
Ely Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
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English Gothic architecture
English Gothic is an architectural style that flourished from the late 12th until the mid-17th century.
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Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (27 January 181417 September 1879) was a French architect and author, famous for his restoration of the most prominent medieval landmarks in France.
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Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon, in South West England.
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Fan vault
A fan vault is a form of vault used in the Gothic style, in which the ribs are all of the same curve and spaced equidistantly, in a manner resembling a fan. Rib vault and fan vault are arches and vaults.
Flamboyant
Flamboyant is a lavishly-decorated style of Gothic architecture that appeared in France and Spain in the 15th century, and lasted until the mid-sixteenth century and the beginning of the Renaissance.
Flying buttress
The flying buttress (arc-boutant, arch buttress) is a specific form of buttress composed of an arch that extends from the upper portion of a wall to a pier of great mass, in order to convey to the ground the lateral forces that push a wall outwards, which are forces that arise from vaulted ceilings of stone and from wind-loading on roofs.
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Fourth Crusade
The Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) was a Latin Christian armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III.
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Frankokratia
The Frankokratia (Φραγκοκρατία, Francocratia, sometimes anglicized as Francocracy), also known as Latinokratia (Λατινοκρατία, Latinocratia, "rule of the Latins", Latin occupation) and, for the Venetian domains, Venetokratia or Enetokratia (Βενετοκρατία or Ενετοκρατία, Venetocratia, "rule of the Venetians"), was the period in Greek history after the Fourth Crusade (1204), when a number of primarily French and Italian states were established by the Partitio terrarum imperii Romaniae on the territory of the dismantled Byzantine Empire.
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Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity and formerly St Peter's Abbey, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the River Severn.
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Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is an 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.
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Gothic cathedrals and churches
Gothic cathedrals and churches are religious buildings created in Europe between the mid-12th century and the beginning of the 16th century.
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Great Mosque of Tlemcen
The Great Mosque of Tlemcen (الجامع الكبير لتلمسان, el-Jemaa el-Kebir litilimcen) is a major historic mosque in Tlemcen, Algeria.
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Groin vault
A groin vault or groined vault (also sometimes known as a double barrel vault or cross vault) is produced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults. Rib vault and groin vault are arches and vaults.
Hosios Loukas
Hosios Loukas (Ὅσιος Λουκᾶς) is a historic walled monastery situated near the town of Distomo, in Boeotia, Greece.
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Iranian architecture
Iranian architecture or Persian architecture (معمارى ایرانی, Me'māri e Irāni) is the architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
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Islamic architecture
Islamic architecture comprises the architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam.
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Keystone (architecture)
A keystone (or capstone) is the wedge-shaped stone at the apex of a masonry arch or typically round-shaped one at the apex of a vault. Rib vault and keystone (architecture) are arches and vaults.
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King's College Chapel, Cambridge
King's College Chapel is the chapel of King's College in the University of Cambridge.
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King's College, Cambridge
King's College, formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.
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Kingdom of England
The Kingdom of England was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from 886, when it emerged from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, until 1 May 1707, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, which would later become the United Kingdom.
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Kingdom of Sicily
The Kingdom of Sicily (Regnum Siciliae; Regno di Sicilia; Regnu di Sicilia) was a state that existed in Sicily and the south of the Italian Peninsula plus, for a time, in Northern Africa from its founding by Roger II of Sicily in 1130 until 1816.
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Laon Cathedral
Laon Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon) is a Roman Catholic church located in Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France.
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Lessay Abbey
The Abbey of the Holy Trinity (Abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité) is an 11th century Romanesque Benedictine Abbey church located in Lessay, Manche, France, then in Normandy.
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Lierne (vault)
In Gothic architecture, a lierne is a tertiary rib connecting one rib to another, as opposed to connecting to a springer, or to the central boss. Rib vault and lierne (vault) are arches and vaults.
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Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral, also called Lincoln Minster and formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, is a Church of England cathedral in Lincoln, England.
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List of architectural vaults
The following is a list of arched structures known in architecture as vaults. Rib vault and list of architectural vaults are arches and vaults.
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Lombard architecture
Lombard architecture refers to the architecture of the Kingdom of the Lombards, which lasted from 568 to 774 (with residual permanence in southern Italy until the 10th–11th centuries) and which was commissioned by Lombard kings and dukes.
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Lombardy
Lombardy (Lombardia; Lombardia) is an administrative region of Italy that covers; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population.
Maghreb
The Maghreb (lit), also known as the Arab Maghreb (اَلْمَغْرِبُ الْعَرَبِيُّ) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of the Arab world.
Moissac Abbey
Moissac Abbey was a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery in Moissac, Tarn-et-Garonne in south-western France.
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Moorish architecture
Moorish architecture is a style within Islamic architecture which developed in the western Islamic world, including al-Andalus (on the Iberian peninsula) and what is now Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia (part of the Maghreb).
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Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
The Mosque of Cristo de la Luz is a Catholic chapel and former mosque in Toledo, Spain.
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Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
The Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba (Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba), officially known by its ecclesiastical name of Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción), is the cathedral of the Diocese of Córdoba dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and located in the Spanish region of Andalusia.
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Nave
The nave is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. Rib vault and nave are arches and vaults.
Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, French, Flemish, and Breton troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.
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Notre-Dame de Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris (meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the River Seine), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France.
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Noyon Cathedral
Noyon Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Noyon) is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral, located in Noyon, France.
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Pantheon, Rome
The Pantheon (Pantheum,Although the spelling Pantheon is standard in English, only Pantheum is found in classical Latin; see, for example, Pliny, Natural History: "Agrippas Pantheum decoravit Diogenes Atheniensis". See also Oxford Latin Dictionary, s.v. "Pantheum"; Oxford English Dictionary, s.v.: "post-classical Latin pantheon a temple consecrated to all the gods (6th cent.; compare classical Latin pantheum)".
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Pendentive
In architecture, a pendentive is a constructional device permitting the placing of a circular dome over a square room or of an elliptical dome over a rectangular room. Rib vault and pendentive are arches and vaults.
Pier (architecture)
A pier, in architecture, is an upright support for a structure or superstructure such as an arch or bridge.
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Pointed arch
A pointed arch, ogival arch, or Gothic arch is an arch with a pointed crown meet at an angle at the top of the arch. Rib vault and pointed arch are arches and vaults.
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Prague Castle
Prague Castle (Pražský hrad) is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic.
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Quimperlé
Quimperlé is a commune in the Finistère department, region of Brittany, northwestern France.
Reims Cathedral
Notre-Dame de Reims (meaning "Our Lady of Reims"), known in English as Reims Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the French city of the same name, the archiepiscopal see of the Archdiocese of Reims.
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Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries.
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Rose window
Rose window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in Gothic cathedrals and churches.
Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral (primatiale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen) is a Catholic church in Rouen, Normandy, France.
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Sens Cathedral
Sens Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens) is a Catholic cathedral in Sens in Burgundy, eastern France.
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Sexpartite vault
In architecture, a sexpartite vault is a rib vault divided into six bays by two diagonal ribs and three transverse ribs. Rib vault and sexpartite vault are arches and vaults.
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Sondergotik
Sondergotik (Special Gothic) is the style of Late Gothic architecture prevalent in Austria, Bavaria, Swabia, Saxony, Alsace, Rhineland, Switzerland, Bohemia and Silesia between 1350 and 1550.
Speyer Cathedral
Speyer Cathedral, officially the Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St Stephen, in Latin: Domus sanctae Mariae Spirae (German: Dom zu Unserer lieben Frau in Speyer) in Speyer, Germany, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Speyer and is suffragan to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamberg.
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Springer (architecture)
In architecture, a springer is the lowest voussoir (wedge-shaped structural element) on each side of an arch. Rib vault and springer (architecture) are arches and vaults.
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St. Peter's Basilica
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican (Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply Saint Peter's Basilica (Basilica Sancti Petri; Basilica di San Pietro), is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy.
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Stained glass
Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it.
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Toledo, Spain
Toledo is a city and municipality of Spain, the capital of the province of Toledo and the de jure seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.
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Vault (architecture)
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 ceiling or roof. Rib vault and vault (architecture) are arches and vaults.
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Vézelay Abbey
Vézelay Abbey (Abbaye Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay) is a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery in Vézelay in the east-central French department of Yonne.
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Vertex (geometry)
In geometry, a vertex (vertices or vertexes) is a point where two or more curves, lines, or edges meet or intersect.
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Villa dei Sette Bassi
The Villa dei Sette Bassi (also Villa Via Tuscolana) was the second-largest ancient Roman villa or monumental palace in the suburbs after the Villa of the Quintilii.
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Villena
Villena is a city in Spain, in the Valencian Community.
Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England, dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle.
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Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England.
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William de St-Calais
William de St-Calais (died 2 January 1096) was a medieval Norman monk, abbot of the abbey of Saint-Vincent in Le Mans in Maine, who was nominated by King William I of England as Bishop of Durham in 1080.
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William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror (Bates William the Conqueror p. 33– 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death.
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William the Englishman
William the Englishman (active from 1174, died circa 1214) was an English architect and stonemason.
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Zaragoza
Zaragoza also known in English as Saragossa,Encyclopædia Britannica is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain.
See also
Spanish inventions
- Air-independent propulsion
- Artificio de Juanelo
- Autogyro
- Capstan (nautical)
- Classical guitar
- Disability flag
- El Ajedrecista
- Epidural administration
- Full-rigged pinnace
- Guitarra morisca
- Hiriko
- Ictíneo I
- Ictíneo II
- Laryngoscopy
- List of Spanish inventions and discoveries
- Miquelet lock
- Molotov cocktail
- Pan amalgamation
- Patio process
- Rapier
- Rib vault
- Sherry
- Spanish submarine Peral
- Spanish-suited playing cards
- StaDyn (programming language)
- Stamped paper
- Stratonautical space suit
- Tercio
- Toledo steel
- Transporter bridge
- Villamil Libélula Viblandi
- Whirlpool Aero Car
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rib_vault
Also known as Cross-ribbed vault, Net vault, Ploughshare vault, Quadripartite vault, Quadripartite vaulting, Qudripartite vault, Rib vaulting, Ribbed vault, Ribbed vaulting, Stellar vault.
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