fan vault

American  

noun

1. a vault composed of a number of concave conoidal surfaces, usually four, springing from the corners of the vaulting compartment and touching or intersecting at the top, often decorated with ribs.

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Example Sentences

"It is an early example of the impact of the Liturgical Movement on church design with its highly unusual blue and white ceiling following the form of a medieval fan vault," Historic England said.

From BBC

Beyond lies Henry VII’s chapel, which, with its fan vault and dripping pendants, is surely the most dazzling interior in the land.

From The Guardian

The architecture of the churches is particularly notable, and a visit to King’s College Chapel is essential, which includes the world’s largest fan vault and panels of dramatic medieval stained glass.

From New York Times

FAN VAULT, in architecture, a method of vaulting used in the Perpendicular style, of which the earliest example is found in the cloisters of Gloucester cathedral, built towards the close of the 14th century.

From Project Gutenberg

Fan Vault.—The vaulting in use in England in the fifteenth century, in which a series of conoids bearing some resemblance to an open fan are employed.

From Project Gutenberg