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typically formed by a
masonry arch that
spans a
square corner. The dome on
squinches was
already known in
Ancient Rome from
early days.
Although the Roman...
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called "
squinches". A
squinch can be a
single arch or a set of
multiple projecting nested arches placed diagonally over an
internal corner.
Squinches can...
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styles were few, such as the four-centered arch, and a dome
erected on
squinches. Unfortunately, much was lost due to the
ephemeral nature of the stucco...
- roof.
Romanesque domes are
typically octagonal in plan and use
corner squinches to
translate a
square bay into a
suitable octagonal base.
Octagonal cloister...
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supported by a
double zone of
squinches: four
squinches create an
eight sided transition that
includes eight more
squinches, and
these create a sixteen-sided...
- rows of
squinches, an
architectural achievement of its time. The
lower row is made of four
larger squinches, the two
upper of
smaller squinches, and finally...
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typically applied to the
undersides of domes, pendentives, cornices,
squinches,
arches and
vaults and is
often seen in the
mihrab of a mosque. It can...
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octagon is
achieved at the
corners of the room via four muqarnas-sculpted
squinches. The rest of the walls,
especially the
upper walls, are
covered in intricate...
- of
large plan are
generally octagonal. The
spire is
supported on
stone squinches which span the
corners of the tower,
making an
octagonal plan. The spire...
- the dome. The four
squinches in the
square bay
transform it into an octagon. The wall
surfaces fan out at the top
above the
squinches and join together...
