Separating arch
Arch found in hall churches From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A separating arch is an arch, which, as arcade, separates the nave of a church from the side aisle,[1] or an arch between two adjacent side aisles.[2] It is found mainly in hall churches.[3] A separating arch can be replaced constructively or emphasised decoratively by a vault rib.[4] In this case one speaks - instead of a Scheidbogen - also of a Scheidrippe.[5]
A separative arch in the St. Zeno church after the 1518–1520 gothicisation
Separating arches as elements of vaults and wall division
Separating arches delimit a bay in the longitudinal direction.[6] A pair of transverse arches and a pair of separating arches result in a vault.[7] With the belt arches as well as the pillars or columns at the four corners, the segmental arches form a vault field as the basic element of a vault.[8]
A wall supported by separating arch is called a separating wall.[9]
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