round arch
Roman doorway shape
A round arch is an arch with a semicircular curve, the simplest and oldest form of true arch construction.
Common in Roman architecture and Romanesque churches, it distributes weight evenly to its supports.
Distinguished from pointed arches (Gothic) and flat arches: The doorway featured a classic round arch.
- semicircularForming half a circle
- RomanesqueRound-arched medieval building style
- Roman architectureAncient imperial building style
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- barrel vaultContinuous arched ceiling structure
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