Vault (architecture)
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In architecture, a vault is a self-supporting arched form, commonly of stone or brick, serving to cover a space with a ceiling or roof. As in building an arch, a temporary support is needed while ring
Gothic rib vault ceiling of the Saint-Séverin church in Paris
In a pitched-brick vault the bricks lean (are pitched) against an existing wall.
St Paul's Cathedral Choir looking east, London
Pointed barrel vault showing direction of lateral forces
Byzantine architecture
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Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire, or Eastern Roman Empire, usually dated from AD 330, when Constantine the Great established a new Roman capital in Byzantium, which b
Hagia Sophia Mars 2013
Ravenna San Vitale 201
Kerch Church Of St John
Basilica of San Vitale Lamb of God mosaic