Practice question · Match the pairs
Match each Roman structural form to its definition.
- Arch
- Barrel vault
- Groin vault
- Dome
- Two barrel vaults crossing at right angles
- Ring of voussoirs locked by a keystone
- An arch rotated about its vertical axis
- An arch extended along a length
Hints
- All four forms extend one basic idea.
- Extending an arch along a line gives one; crossing two gives another.
Show the answer
- Arch → Ring of voussoirs locked by a keystone
- Barrel vault → An arch extended along a length
- Groin vault → Two barrel vaults crossing at right angles
- Dome → An arch rotated about its vertical axis
Why
One idea, the arch, extended, crossed, and spun. Four forms, and with them every great Roman interior.
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