arched doorway
Round-topped entry
An arched doorway is a passage through a wall topped by a curved structure rather than a flat lintel.
The arch distributes weight to the sides, allowing wider openings without support beams.
Arched doorways appear in classical, Gothic, and Mediterranean architecture, suggesting elegance or historical character: The restaurant's arched doorways gave it an Old World feel.
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- grand entranceOstentatious way to appear
- entrancePoint of access
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
vault · colonnade · passage · secret passage · doorframe · curved · stone · medieval · gothic · Moorish · courtyard · cloister · walkway · brick · ornate · lintel · wrought iron gate · cathedral
- MediterraneanMediterranean Sea, olive grove, olive tree, olive, Aegean Sea
- ancient architectureziggurat, ziggurats, pyramids, temples, temple
- Georgian architecturesash windows, sash window, stucco, terrace, terrace house
- rustic buildingsfarmhouse, chalet, log cabin, bungalow, croft
- Western decorcowhide rug, cowboy boots, navajo rug, adobe walls, cow skull
- curved shapescrescent, arc, horseshoe, parabola, bend