Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Arch
A curved or pointed structural member which is supported at the sides or endsArches vary in shape from the horizontal flat arch to acutely pointed arches
An arch sometimes consists of wedge-shaped blocks called voussoirs
Round arches are found especially in Italianate, Italian Renaissance Revival, Richardsonian Romanesque styles
Pointed (Gothic) arches are found in Gothic Revival style
Baskethandle (elliptical) arches are found in Italianate, Beaux Arts Classical styles
Florentine arches have voussoirs longer at the crown than at the springing (the point where an arch rises from its supports)
Tudor arches (flattened Gothic) arches are found in Tudor Revival, Gothic Revival styles
Syrian arches are found in Richardsonian Romanesque, Shingle, styles
A segmental arch is a circular arch in which the inner circle ("intrados") is less than a semicircle
A compound arch is an arch formed by concentric arches set within one another
Splayed arch: An arch opening which has a larger radius in front than at the back
See also: Coliseum - Roman Arches
Examples from Buffalo architecture:
- Illustration above: Clement House (Tudor Revival)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery Main Street Entrance Gate (Romanesque Revival)
- St. Anthony's RC Church (Romanesque Revival)
- St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral (Gothic Revival)
- Campanile Apartment Building
- Asbury Delaware Avenue Methodist Church / The Church (Florentine)
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