Archivolt

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Archivolts at Speyer Cathedral
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Archivolts at Speyer Cathedral

An archivolt is a group of mouldings (or other elements) surrounding an arched opening, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a rectangular opening. Apart from the decoration, the word sometimes refers to the under-side or inner curve of the arch itself (more properly, the intrados).

The word originates in the Italian (or French) equivalents of the English words arch and vault.

Archivolte from the illustrated Dictionary of Architecture (1856) (French)
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Archivolte from the illustrated Dictionary of Architecture (1856) (French)

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