List of architectural vaults
The following is a list of arched structures known in architecture as vaults. Annular vault – A Barrel vault springing from two concentric walls. Aynalı vault – Turkish vault made by cutting a monastery vault's upper part in a horizontal plane. See Cavetto vault Barrel vault – An architecture tunnel vault or barrel vault is a semicircular arch extended in depth: a continuous series of arches, one behind the other. The simplest form of an architecture vault, consisting of a continuous surface of semicircular or pointed sections. It resembles a barrel or tunnel which has been cut in half lengthwise and is known as tunnel vault or wagon vault. A longitudinal barrel vault is a barrel (or tunnel) vault which follows the main longitudinal direction of the nave. Usually when a vault is referred to simply as a barrel (or tunnel) vault, it may be assumed to be a longitudinal barrel vault. Baroque vault – term from Church of Our Lady in front of Týn. Also see Baroque architecture. Catalan vault – The Catalan vault, also called the Catalan turn or Catalan arch, is a type of low arch made of plain bricks. It is traditionally constructed by laying bricks lengthwise, making it a much gentler curve than has generally been produced by other methods of construction. Cavetto vault – Cavetto is a hollow, concave molding sometimes employed in the place of the cymatium of a cornice, as in that of the Doric order of the theatre of Marcellus. It forms the crowning feature of Egyptian temples, and took the place of the cymatium in many of the Etruscan temples. Catenary arch - A vault may take the shape of an inverted catenary. Cloister vault – A dome-like vault having a square or polygonal base from which curved segments rise to a central point. Corbel vault – A concave formation of blocks, usually stone or masonry; the vault is formed by blocks as they project inward from the layer on which they rest. Cross vault – See Groin vault Cycloidal vault – A vault in which the diameter across the springline is equal to the circumference of a circle fitting inside the space between the apex of the vault and the diameter line. This particular proportion system creates very little lateral thrust from the vault structure. Cylindrical vault – See Barrel vault Diamond vault – A diamond vault is a form of vault used in the Late Gothic and Renaissance style, which is based on an elaborate system of cavernous vaults in a manner resembling diamonds. It was widely used especially in Central European countries. Domical vault – See Cloister vault Fan vault – An architecture vault which consists of fan-shaped half cones which usually meet at the center of a vault. Gothic vault – From Talk page. See also Gothic architecture and Church of Holy Trinity in Mošovce, Synagogue of Tomar. Groin vault – An architecture groin vault is formed when two barrel vaults intersect. The undersurface, or soffit,