A vault formed by the right-angle intersection of two barrel vaults, concentrating structural loads onto four corner piers rather than continuous side walls. This freed the wall plane for openings and allowed open, colonnaded interiors, and the Romans used it at large scale in bath complexes and basilicas; medieval builders continued to use it before the rib vault, with its exposed diagonal ribs, became the standard Gothic solution.
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Element Kind First Used EraThe first groin vault built in Europe is credited to King Attalos I of Pergamon at Delphi, sometime between 241 and 197 BC, quite possibly 223 BC, well before the form's wide development under ancient Rome. 3 Era
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Sections of the Colosseum vomitoria and upper ambulatories use groin vaulting.
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1. Groin Vault (Architerms)
History and origin sectionQuote, History and origin section
The Romans developed the groin vault as an improvement over barrel vaults.
2. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Groin vault, history sectionQuote, Wikipedia: Groin vault, history section
The first groin vault in Europe was, however, constructed in Delphi by King Attalos I of Pergamon some time between 241 and 197 BC, quite possibly in 223 BC.
3. Groin Vault (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Groin vault, History section
The first groin vault in Europe was, however, constructed in Delphi by King Attalos I of Pergamon some time between 241 and 197 BC, quite possibly in 223 BC.
Wikipedia: Groin vault
A groin vault or groined vault (also sometimes known as a double barrel vault or cross vault) is produced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults.
English Wikipedia, Groin vault, lead section, first sentence
A groin vault or groined vault (also sometimes known as a double barrel vault or cross vault) is produced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults.
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