Simple yet commanding, vaulted ceilings rise upward in symmetrical slopes, often revealing beams or trusses. Their drama lies ...

The prevailing style of architecture from about 1000 to 1150, Romanesque drew its influences from ancient Roman structures. “They used round arches and barrel vaults like the Romans did ...

This monument, dating back to the 3rd century AD, is not only a reflection of the grandeur of ancient Rome but also a window into ... such as the addition of a new barrel vault after the original ...

Domes and vaults have been architectural staples as far back as ancient Rome, and for good reason ... Usually, they fall into one of two categories—barrel vaults with coffered ceilings (a ...

Stiffening ribs have been used in vaults and domes since ancient Roman times to enable thinner structures for ... it usually boils down to the old favorites, such as the barrel vaults with coffered ...

Archaeologist Katherine Rinne stands beside a large ancient Roman springhouse that may belong ... penetrates the tunnel's barrel vault. According to the landowners, this sector of ancient aqueduct ...

Its vaulted ceiling, which also serves as a roof, is shaped into long sloping brick barrel vaults ... architecture of ancient Rome. Visible from the front of the house, the vault extends from ...

Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party The Bridge of Justinian, also known as the Sangarius Bridge, is a late Roman bridge with ... m high apse ...

The construction is strikingly different from most Greek and Roman public buildings. The huge downward vertical thrust of the external walls matches the outwards thrust of the barrel vaults in the ...