Groin vault
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A groin vault or groined vault is produced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults. The word "groin" refers to the edge between the intersecting vaults. Sometimes the arches of groin
Renaissance groin vault in the church of Santa Maria dei Carmini in Venice
A groin vault (with pointed Gothic profile) viewed from the underside, showing the arris or 'groin'.
Santa Maria Maggiore at Guardiagrele in Abruzzo
Palatine Chapel, Aachen
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The Palatine Chapel in Aachen is an early medieval chapel and remaining component of Charlemagne's Palace of Aachen in what is now Germany. Although the palace itself no longer exists, the chapel was
Groin vault
…Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Italy, early 3rd century AD 32.9 meter high groined structure Charlemagne's Palatine Chapel in Aachen, Germany Santa Maria Maggiore di Firenze, Florence, Italy, 11th-century church…
Exterior view
Interior view
Throne of Charlemagne in the palace chapel
Sunset view of the Palatine Chapel