barrel vault

Example Sentences

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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

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

Johnson’s heavy-handed barrel vault has been replaced by a delicate glass V-shaped butterfly roof.

From New York Times

Kahn played with natural light in the Fort Worth building, suffused with skylights, reflectors and cycloid barrel vaults.

From New York Times

The colors of this piece are remarkable, from the deep blue of the Madonna’s robes to the alabaster skin of the Christ child, all beneath a golden barrel vault.

From Washington Times