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Vault (architecture)
architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A vault (French. voute, Italian. volta, German. Gewölbe, Polish. sklepienie, Spanish. bóveda) is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof.
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