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pointed arch,
ogival arch, or
Gothic arch is an
arch with a
pointed crown meet at an
angle at the top of the
arch. Also
known as a two-centred
arch,...
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Gothic architecture is the
pointed arch. The use of the
pointed arch in turn led to the
development of the
pointed rib
vault and
flying buttresses...
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arch (or
mixtilinear arch). In
Moorish architecture the mixed-line
arch evolved into an
ornate lambrequin arch, also
known as
muqarnas arch.
Pointed arches...
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bridge featuring a
pointed arch. In
medieval Europe,
bridge builders improved on the
Roman structures by
using narrower piers,
thinner arch barrels and higher...
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arches providing a
simple distinction: the
Romanesque is
characterized by
semicircular arches,
while the
Gothic is
marked by the
pointed arches. The...
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cathedrals and churches.
Gothic architecture's
defining features are
pointed arches, rib vaults, buttresses, and
extensive use of
stained gl****. Combined...
- A four-centred
arch (Commonwealth spelling) or four-centered
arch (American spelling) is a low, wide type of
arch with a
pointed apex. Its
structure is...
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features four
centered pointed arches which were used to span
narrow p****ageways and
segmental arches for
wider areas.
Pointed arches with load-bearing functions...
- Constantinople. The
pointed arch was
subsequently adopted and
widely used by
Muslim architects,
becoming the
characteristic arch of
Islamic architecture...
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ultimately solved by the
introduction of the
pointed arch for the
transverse and wall ribs – the
pointed arch had long been
known and emplo****, on account...
