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2. List of architectural vaults - Wikipedia

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   Fan vault – An architecture vault which consists of fan-shaped half cones which usually meet at the center of a vault. Gothic vault – From Talk page. See also Gothic architecture and Church of Holy Trinity in Mošovce, Synagogue of Tomar. Groin vault – An architecture groin vault is formed when two barrel vaults intersect.

3. William Vertue - Wikipedia

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   William Vertue (died 1527) was an English architect specialising in Fan vault ceilings.. Along with his brother Robert, he was involved in the construction of the Tower of London (1501–1502) and Bath Abbey. [1]

4. Ceiling fan - Wikipedia

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   A downrod, a metal pipe used to suspend the fan from the ceiling. Downrods come in many lengths and widths, depending on the fan type. A decorative encasement for the motor (known as the "motor housing"). A switch housing (also known as a "switch cup" or "nose column"), a metal or plastic cylinder mounted below and in the center of the fan's motor.

5. Pendant vault - Wikipedia

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   Pendant fan vault of Henry VII's chapel at Westminster Abbey. Pendant vault, St. Madeleine, Troyes. Pendant vaulting is considered to be a type of English fan vaulting.The pendant vault is a rare form of vault, attributed to fifteenth century English Gothic architecture, in which large decorative pendants hang from the vault at a distance from the walls.

6. King's College Chapel, Cambridge - Wikipedia

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   The world's largest fan vault, built between 1512 and 1515 in King's College Chapel Fan vaulting diagram. Henry VI planned a university counterpart to Eton College (whose Chapel is very similar, but not on the scale intended by Henry). The King decided the dimensions of the Chapel.

7. Fan vault - Wikipedia

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   Fan vaulting over the nave at Bath Abbey, England: made from local Bath stone, this is a Victorian restoration (in the 1860s) of the original roof of 1608. A fan vault is a form of vault used in the Gothic style, in which the ribs are all of the same curve and spaced equidistantly, in a manner resembling a fan.