1) Type of arch
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Gajah Mada (d. circa 1364) was, according to Javanese old manuscripts, poems and mythology, a famous military leader and prime minister (mahapatih) of the Majapahit Empire, credited with bringing the empire to its peak of glory. He is said to have delivered an oath called Sumpah Palapa, in which he vowed not to eat any food containing spices until...
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(from the article `building construction`) ...of stone below ground was greater than that above. To further lighten the loads, the vaults themselves were made thinner by introducing ribs at ... Roman architects discovered that two barrel vaults that intersected at right angles formed a groin vault, which, when repeated in series, could ...
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the line which two vaults, running at any angle, meet
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also known as square vault, made by intersecting two barrel vaults at right angles. The spaces created by this vault were called bay areas.
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A vault produced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel (tunnel) vaults. Sometimes the arches of groin vaults may be pointed instead of round.
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a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults.
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A vault formed by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults. Sometimes the arches of groin vaults may be pointed instead of round. Also see: barrel vault.
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