Cousin · England

fan vault

An English Gothic vault in which ribs fan out equally to form inverted masonry cones.

Developed in late medieval England, notably at Gloucester Cathedral and King's College Chapel, fan vaults turn structural stone ribs into a delicate web of carved cones meeting overhead.

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