cloister vault
cloister vault · cloister vaults
Klostergewölbe
A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults crossing in a right angleA vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults crossing in a right angle. The angles of intersection are groins with projecting angles at the base, which die away at the summit.
Meaning
1 sensesA vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults crossing in a right angle. The angles of intersection are groins with projecting angles at the base, which die away at the summit.
Klostergewölbe
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
structure created by intersection of vaults:
Forms
plural: cloister vaults| Singular | cloister vault |
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See also
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