semicircular arch

arches with intradoses that are full semicircles; shape common in ancient Roman architecture

Class type of: arch Q1898821

Facts

4 properties

Instance of: architectural element
Subclass of: arch^[4]
Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[5]
Made from material: stone, brick^[2]^[3]

🏷️ Also known as

en semicircular arch en arcs renaissance en round arch en semi-circular arch ar أقواس في عصر النهضة ar القوس الدائري ar قوس دائري ar قوس نصف دائري de Rundbogen es arco de medio punto fr arc en plein cintre he קשת חצי עגולה it arco a tutto sesto nl rondboog nl volboog pt arco de volta perfeita tr yuvarlak kemer uk напівкругла арка

🔖 Identifiers · 6

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Dodona Theatre 4.jpg ↗
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID: 300001062
Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/121qy9z9
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: arc-de-mig-punt
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0160230
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID: 04120859-n

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Made from material 2

brick, stone

Belongs to 1

Pont du Diable, Hérault

Described by source 1

Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

Instance of 1

architectural element

Subclass of 1

arch

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Summary

semicircular arch is an architectural element^[1].

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Class ancestry

[1] ↑ semicircular arch is an instance of architectural element (Q391414) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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