archway
Vaulted door frame
An archway is a passage or entrance formed by an arch, typically in a wall or between structures.
The term emphasizes the opening itself rather than just the curved structure above it: We walked through the archway into the courtyard.
Archways appear in architecture from ancient Roman ruins to garden walls to grand cathedral entries.
Point of beginning
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- doorwayPassage into a room
- gatewayPoint of access
- passageSegment of text
entryway · opening · access · approach · ingress · egress · path · walkway
Arch's central locking stone
- spandrelSpace flanking arch curves
- lintelBeam over an opening
- abutmentLoad-bearing end structure
- pierWaterfront landing structure
buttress · masonry · stonework · brickwork · column · pillar · load-bearing · mortar
Decayed structural remains
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
ancient · Roman · Romanesque · Victorian · Moorish · triumphal · ceremonial · preservation
threshold
Point of beginning
passage · entryway · opening · access · approach · ingress · egress · path · walkway · transition
keystone
Arch's central locking stone
pier · buttress · masonry · stonework · brickwork · column · pillar · load-bearing · mortar · corbel
ruins
Decayed structural remains
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
medieval · ancient · Roman · Romanesque · Victorian · Moorish · triumphal · ceremonial · preservation · restoration
arc
Curved line segment
- semicircleHalf a ring
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- roundCurved like circle
pointed · horseshoe · ogee · lancet · segmental · trefoil · cusped · parabolic · elliptical · span
trellis
Garden climbing structure
wisteria · ivy · vine · topiary · espalier · bower · gazebo · pathway · ornamental · wrought-iron
- building exteriorsfacade, storefront, entrance, doorway, window
- event setupstent, booth, stage, pavilion, bandstand
- garden featurespath, lawn, hedge, koi pond, arbor
- village scenerycobblestones, narrow streets, stone houses, village square, piazza
- stagecraftstage left, stage right, center stage, downstage, upstage
- arches and vaultsbarrel vault, keystone, springer, springing, haunch