Archivolt
An archivolt (or voussure) is an ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.[1][2] It is composed of bands of ornamental moldings (or other architectural elements) surrounding an arched opening, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a rectangular opening. The word is sometimes used to refer to the under-side or inner curve of the arch itself (more properly, the intrados).
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Word origin
The word originates in the Italian (or French) equivalents of the English words arch and vault.
Gallery
Archivolts and tympanum from Strasbourg Cathedral, France
Entrance into Speyer Cathedral, Germany
Gateway into Orihuela Cathedral in Orihuela, Spain.jpg)
A 1911 image showing the central church of the Church of St. John in Yaroslavl, Russia
14 archivolts enclose the Romanesque entranceway into the Monastery of Santa María de Sigena in Aragon, Spain
Footnotes
- "Archivolt". Buffalo as an Architectural Museum. buffaloah.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- Ching, Francis D.K. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 12. ISBN 0-471-28451-3.
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