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horseshoe arch
noun
- an arch with the intrados widening above the springing and then narrowing to a rounded crown.
horseshoe arch
noun
- an arch formed in the shape of a horseshoe, esp as used in Moorish architecture
Word History and Origins
Origin of horseshoe arch1
Example Sentences
There is a way through Spain that is all horseshoe arches, keyhole windows and bronze doors carved in Arabic script.
He won the speaker's office, a splendid 19th century confection of rich stonework, carved plaster and gilt partitions, along a corridor from the main parliament chamber under its stuccoed dome and arcade of horseshoe arches.
Because the Christian conquerors added their own flourishes and structures to many of these grand buildings, Moorish horseshoe arches are often twinned with Gothic vaults and spires.
Visitors armed with selfie sticks and headsets mill between its white horseshoe arches, peering down at the tiled floor or up at the cherubs and christograms that sit alongside the geometric patterns.
Its architecture is of the best Moorish style; the interior has twenty-eight horseshoe arches borne by thirty-two octagonal piers, and the elaborate capitals are ornamented with pine cones.
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