barrel vault

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In his work, for example, he was as intrigued by the barrel vault — a form common to Roman architecture — as he was by Japanese concepts of in-between space, known as ma.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2022

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

All the walls are lined with bookcases painted white like the barrel vault and like the projecting gallery from which the upper shelves are reached.

From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum