barrel vault
Example Sentences
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The barrel vault, containing a library, that hovers on a pair of pillars clad in red Indian sandstone.
From Los Angeles Times
This being MOCA, there was also high boardroom drama: Max Palevsky, a powerful museum trustee, decided he didn’t want pyramids or barrel vaults and demanded that Isozaki produce a plain box.
From Los Angeles Times
Haaretz reports that archaeologists were exploring the western end of the castle when they identified the outline of a barrel vault that extended from the wall.
From Fox News
Officials say that since the June 13 fire, work included a month-long removal of the plaster barrel vault ceiling.
From Washington Times
Crews are working to remove the plaster on the barrel vault ceiling in the main lobby so that engineers can scan the roof supports.
From Washington Times
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