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Definitions of pointed arch
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  • mills United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
  • gothic a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
  • gothic architecture a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
  • trefoil arch a pointed arch having cusps in the intrados on either side of the apex
  • drop arch a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span
  • keel arch a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides
  • tudor arch a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers
  • four-centered arch a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers
  • ogee arch a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides
  • gothic arch a pointed arch; usually has a joint (instead of a keystone) at the apex
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