Bath Abbey: design and detail
In architecture, a vault is a self-supporting arched form, usually of stone or brick, serving to cover a space with a ceiling or roof.
The ribs of a fan vault are of equal curvature and rotated at equal distances around a central (vertical) axis, forming the conoid shape which gives rise to the name.
The initiation and propagation of this design element and innovation is strongly associated with England - not seen in the churches of continental Europe. It developed in the 14th century as a shell form that was inserted into existing Norman or Romanesque structures as an alternative to the Gothic arch.
Bath Abbey is located in the English county of Somerset. There has been a place of Christian worship on this site for well over a thousand years.
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Bath Abbey: design and detail
In architecture, a vault is a self-supporting arched form, usually of stone or brick, serving to cover a space with a ceiling or roof.
The ribs of a fan vault are of equal curvature and rotated at equal distances around a central (vertical) axis, forming the conoid shape which gives rise to the name.
The initiation and propagation of this design element and innovation is strongly associated with England - not seen in the churches of continental Europe. It developed in the 14th century as a shell form that was inserted into existing Norman or Romanesque structures as an alternative to the Gothic arch.
Bath Abbey is located in the English county of Somerset. There has been a place of Christian worship on this site for well over a thousand years.
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