Voussoir
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VOUSSOIR (Ger. Wolbestein), the French term used by architects for the wedge-shaped stones or other material with which the arch (q.v.) is constructed; the lowest stone on each side is termed the springer (Fr.
Voussoir
voo SWAR
One of the wedge-shaped blocks forming the curved parts of an arch or vault
The central voussoir, which sets the arch, is the keystone ...
Voussoir
A tapered or wedge-shaped block or stone that composes an arch.
Woodstock ...
Joggled voussoirs
Term used to describe a method of construction where stones in an arch or composite lintel are interlocked.
Definition ...
voussoir - (voo-swar') wedge-shaped stone of which an arch or vault is built. (p. 28 - stones around the right window arch, p. 38 - voussoir-like rustication around first floor arches, p. 42 - middle level and top level arches have voussoirs).
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VOUSSOIRS - stones than make the arch (usually brick or wedge-shaped).
IMPOST - the part of the arch's wall (usually molding) on which the arch rests.
voussoir
One of the wedge-shaped masonry blocks out of which an arch or vault is composed. The central voussoir is the keystone.
v-type ridge cover ...
voussoir - a wedge-shaped component of an arch. The center voussoir is the keystone.
wreathed columns - those twisted in the shape of a screw as illustrated, right.
voussoir - A wedge-shaped stone or brick in an arch
water table - A projection of molding at the first-floor level that protects the foundation from water
wheel window - A round window with glazing bars radiating from the center ...
VOUSSOIR Wedge-shaped stones or bricks in an arch; the centre one is the keystone.
WAINSCOT Wood paneling or boards part way up a wall from the floor.
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Voussoirs: Any of the pieces, in the shape of a truncated wedge, that make up an arch or vault.
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Voussoir
A wedge-shaped stone used in the construction of an arch or vault. Image courtesy of Gayle Goudy Kochanski ...
voussoir: a wedge-shaped stone or brick in an arch.
wall-pillar church: northern late-Gothic type in which walls dividing the side chapels are carried to the full height of the church, allowing for galleries over the chapels.
Voussoir
one of the individual, wedge-shaped blocks of stone that make up an arch.
Wash ...
Voussoirs - Trapezoidal shaped blocks of an arch, laid in compression, culminating in the keystone.
Voussoirs replaced with pre-cast units (detail).
- see bridge case study.
Voussoir - one of the wedge-shaped stones used in constructing an arch.
Wadi - a valley with a dry riverbed.
Nabatean Sites and the Location of Dhat Ras
Dhat Ras Temple
Temple Deity
Architectural Terminology
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voussoir - wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an arch or vault ...
Voussoir - Wedge-shaped stones forming curved parts of an arch
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Wainscot - Facing of wood paneling, usually covering lower portion of interior wall ...
voussoir A wedge-shaped component of an arch.
wrought iron Iron that is worked by being forged or hammered.
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Parts of an arch: keystone, soffit, spring line, springer, voussoir. Measurements of an arch: rise, span. Related architectural elements: arcade, cusp, hood moulding, spandrel, tympanum.
KEYSTONE: the central voussoir in an arch. KING-POST: a major roof strut rising from a tie beam to the ridge beam. KING-PIECE: as used in these volumes, a short king-post rising only from a collar. KNAPPED FLINT: dressed flint.
Spring - Level at which the springers (voussoirs) of an arch rise from their supports.
Squint - Observation hole in wall or room.
Stepped - Recessed in a series of ledges.
keystone : The central, uppermost part of an arch. The voussoir at the top of an arch; in vaulting it occurs at the intersection of the ribs of a rib vault. It is important structurally since it marks the apex of the vault.
Arch - A basic architectural structure composed of bricks or stones so arranged as by mutual pressure to support one another. See also extrados, intrados and voussoir ...
Romanesque characteristic includes rounded arches over porch supports, entry ways, or windows. Most often these arches were set on squat columns or massive piers or sometimes built directly into the wall. Arches were enhanced by masonry voussoirs ...
(A Barrel Vault was round rather than pointed in the Gothic style.)
Vice - spiral stair.
Vitrified - material reduced to glass by extreme heat.
Volute - spiral scroll at angle of a capital.
Voussoir - wedge-shaped stones in arch.
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The stones were usually heavy and there was no real technology to help them pull up those huge stones. Soon, the builders decided to make arches formed by placing blunt, wedge-shaped stones called voussoiros on a framework.
Volumetric - Relating to the three dimensional qualities of a space.
Volute - Spiral scroll carved on the capital of an Ionic column.
Voussoir - Wedge-shaped block, one of a number used to form an arch.
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Architect A person competent to design buildings and to supervise their construction
Architrave The ornamental moulding running around the curve of an arch, a door or window
Archivolt A moulding carried around an arch ...
 See also: Arch, Architecture, Arches, House, Brick
  
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