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Groined vaultA type of vault formed by the joining of two barrel vaults at right angles to make a cross, this was type of vault was originally invented by the Ancient Romans. It was used in the side aisles of medi [..]
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Groined vault
(architecture) A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners
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