pointed arch

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an arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture

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Basic shapes of Gothic arches and stylistic character The way in which the pointed arch was drafted and utilised developed throughout the Gothic period. Source: Internet

The architect entirely dispensed with the round arch in favour of the pointed arch and with cylindrical columns in favour of piers composed of clusters of shafts which lead into the mouldings of the arches. Source: Internet

Lancet arch The simplest shape is the long opening with a pointed arch known in England as the lancet. Source: Internet

Quoted in Fiske Kimball, The Creation of the Rococo, 1943, p 66. Definition and scope Gothic architecture is the architecture of the late medieval period, characterised by use of the pointed arch. Source: Internet

It was principally the widespread introduction of a single feature, the pointed arch, which was to bring about the change that separates Gothic from Romanesque. Source: Internet

Pointed arches were most often used by builders of Gothic-style architecture. citation The advantage to using a pointed arch, rather than a circular one, is that the arch action produces less thrust at the base. Source: Internet

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