barrel vault
Americannoun
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Origin of barrel vault
First recorded in 1840–50
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There is no grand lobby with barrel vault ceiling; instead, the viewer is greeted by the sloping walls and gentle asymmetries of a rough-hewn cave, our most archaic form of shelter.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023
And “the barrel vault over the library distinctly recalls Stourhead,” an 18th-century Palladian house in the English county of Wiltshire, he noted.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2022
Their proposal: a barrel vault higher than Grand Central Terminal, adorned with a 10-story clock said to be the world’s biggest.
From Slate • Sep. 21, 2018
Inside, the bank’s signature barrel vault sits near the front window, emblazoned with “Farmers & Miners Bank,” the institution’s name when it opened in 1883.
From Washington Times • Apr. 23, 2016
One of the most characteristic features of Scottish architecture in the 15th century is the pointed barrel vault, which directly supports the stone flagged roof.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
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