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, creating a conoid structure in a manner resembling a fan. The initiation
Fan vaulting over the nave at Bath Abbey, England: made from local Bath stone, this is a Victorian restoration (in the 1860s) of the original roof of 1608
King's College Chapel, Cambridge
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. Founded in the 7t
Fan vault
…King's College Chapel, Cambridge, the world's largest fan vault (1512–1515) Bath Abbey, Somerset, nave and chancel (1860s restoration; originally by William Vertue) Brasenose College, Oxford, Chapel ceiling – a spectacular example of…
Bath Abbey, UK, photographed from a south-westerly position
On the west front, angels climb Jacob's Ladder
A black and white photograph of Bath Abbey, taken at night, from a north-westerly direction