During the Gothic era, pointed arches became a signature feature in cathedrals ... creating furniture and décor that is both function and artful,” said Cleghorn. “Arches and radial shapes are far from ...

The reason for this is that the pressure traveling downwards pushes the voussoirs (the stones forming the shape of the arch) together and downwards towards the bulky vertical supports, instead of ...

Here, a crash course in scoring arches that would make any backstage ... in the direction of your temple—creating a clean, pointed shape. "Just like a feline flick on a cat-eye, it's the tail ...