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Long barrel-vaulted corridor in Aranjuez, Spain, with a series of stone arches and columns on the right and brick walls with windows on the left. four common types of vault
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barrel vault Barrel vault in Aranjuez, Spain.

Barrel vault

architecture
Also known as: cradle vault, tunnel vault, wagon vault
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Barrel vault, ceiling or roof consisting of a series of semicylindrical arches. See vault.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.