ribbed vault

Example Sentences

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To him, the ribbed vault and flying buttress were the epitome of rational construction.

From The Wall Street Journal

This was the first major neoclassical building erected in Kyiv, with a straw-colored stone facade and vast galleries beneath grand, brick-lined ribbed vaults.

From New York Times

MisheGOTHIC ARCHITECTURE: Pointy arches, ribbed vaults, stained glass, flying buttresses — enough already!

From Washington Post

A particular splendor of Toulouse is the Church of the Jacobins, a deconsecrated Dominican church with remarkable murals, stained glass windows and ribbed vaults, including a 22-branch palm tree vault in the apse.

From Washington Times

We're guessing they must have had a fondness for pointed arches, ribbed vaults and flying buttresses.

From The Guardian