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The roof of Westminster Hall, which underwent renovation from 1395 to 1399, is a fine example of a hammerbeam roof. The span of Westminster Hall is 20.8 metres (68 ft. 4 in.), and the opening between the ends of the hammer beams 7.77 metres (25 ft. 6 in).
The largest clearspan medieval roof in England, Westminster Hall's roof measures 20.7 by 73.2 metres (68 by 240 ft). [3] Oak timbers for the roof came from royal woods in Hampshire and from parks in Hertfordshire and from that of William Crozier of Stoke d'Abernon , who supplied over 600 oaks in Surrey , among other sources; they were assembled ...
Hugh Herland (c. 1330 – c. 1411) was a 14th-century medieval English carpenter. [1] He was the chief carpenter to King Richard II. [2]One of his best known pieces is the hammer-beam roof at Westminster Hall, regarded as one of the greatest carpentry achievements of the time.
It measures 240ft (73.2m) long, 68ft (20.7m) wide and 92ft (28m) high. The roof was originally supported by two rows of pillars but in 1399 Richard II wanted to make the hall more impressive by ...
The hammerbeam roof was the culmination of the development of the arch-braced truss, allowing greater spaces to be spanned. The hammerbeam roof of Westminster Hall in London, designed by Hugh Herland and installed between 1395 and 1399, was the largest timber-roofed space in medieval Europe, spanning a distance of just over 20 metres (66 ft ...
Both of these forms created greater stability, but the full weight of the roof still came down directly onto the walls. [36] Gothic architects did not like the roof truss systems, because the numerous horizontal beams crossing the nave obstructed the view of the soaring height. They came up with an ingenious solution, the Hammerbeam roof. In ...
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Gainbridge Fieldhouse is an indoor arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.It opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena.The arena is the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).