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voussoir (/vuˈswɑːr/) is a wedge-shaped element,
typically a stone,
which is used in
building an arch or vault.
Although each unit in an arch or vault...
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support is
needed while rings of
voussoirs are
constructed and the
rings placed in position.
Until the
topmost voussoir, the keystone, is positioned, the...
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interlocks blocks (such as a lintel's
stone blocks or an arch's
voussoirs).
Often joggles are
semicircular and ****-shaped, so
joggled stones have...
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embedded in a wall,
serving as the base for the
springer or
lowest voussoir of an arch. The
imposts are left
smooth or profiled, and "then express...
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keystone is placed, the
keystone experiences the
least stress of any of the
voussoirs, due to its
position at the apex.[citation needed] Old
keystones can decay...
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called a
crown Voussoir (a wedge-like
construction block). A
rowlock arch is
formed by
multiple concentric layers of
voussoirs.
Extrados (an external...
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Reflecting pool
Riwaq Sahn
Socarrat Stucco decoration Tadelakt Vaulting Voussoir Windcatcher Zellij Types Albarrana tower Alcázar
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decorated with ornamentation. The
elements of a
portal can
include the
voussoir, tympanum, an
ornamented mullion or
trumeau between doors, and columns...
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Reflecting pool
Riwaq Sahn
Socarrat Stucco decoration Tadelakt Vaulting Voussoir Windcatcher Zellij Types Albarrana tower Alcázar
Bazaar Caravanserai Bimaristan...
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narrowed the flyers, some of
which were
constructed with one
thickness of
voussoir (wedge brick) with a
capping stone atop, e.g. at
Amiens Cathedral, Le Mans...
