List of architectural vaults
The following is a list of arched structures known in architecture as vaults. Annular vault – A Barrel vault springing from two concentric walls. Aynalı vault – Turkish vault made by cutting a monastery vault's upper part in a horizontal plane. See Cavetto vault Barrel vault – An architecture tunnel vault or barrel vault is a semicircular arch extended in depth: a continuous series of arches, one behind the other. The simplest form of an architecture vault, consisting of a continuous surface of semicircular or pointed sections. It resembles a barrel or tunnel which has been cut in half lengthwise and is known as tunnel vault or wagon vault. A longitudinal barrel vault is a barrel (or tunnel) vault which follows the main longitudinal direction of the nave. Usually when a vault is referred to simply as a barrel (or tunnel) vault, it may be assumed to be a longitudinal barrel vault. Baroque vault – term from Church of Our Lady in front of Týn. Also see Baroque architecture. Catalan vault – The Catalan vault, also called the Catalan turn or Catalan arch, is a type of low arch made of plain bricks. It is traditionally constructed by laying bricks