fan vaulting

A series or system of fan vaults.

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fan vaulting

(Architecture) architect vaulting having ribs that radiate like those of a fan and spring from the top of a capital or corbel. Also called: palm vaulting

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fan vaulting - an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge like fans

fan tracery - the carved tracery on fan vaulting

vaulting - (architecture) a vaulted structure; "arches and vaulting"

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This branching is aligned on a diagonal with the opposing column, creating a structure reminiscent of English Gothic fan vaulting.

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Visitors will be able to see a spiral staircase, a fire place, parts of fan vaulting, parts of doorways, stones from the former priory and window arches all dating back to the Middle Ages.

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