arched doorways
Round-topped entry passages
Arched doorways are door openings with curved tops rather than flat lintels.
The arch—semicircular, pointed, or otherwise curved—distributes weight outward, allowing wider spans without heavy horizontal beams.
Common in Mediterranean, Gothic, and Moorish architecture, arched doorways suggest Old World elegance or formality: The restaurant's arched doorways gave it a Tuscan feel.
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- entrancePoint of access
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- stoneSolid earth fragment
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- Tuscan villacypress trees, olive grove, terracotta roof, stone walls, exposed beams
- Italianate featurescupola, belvedere, balustrade, balustrades, cornice
- medinasouk, hammam, hammams, bazaar, kasbah
- soukssouk, souks, bazaar, bazaars, medina
- traditional housestraditional home, family compound, guest room, reception room, reception hall
- Tuscan architectureterracotta roof, stone walls, loggia, villa, clay tiles