During the Gothic era, pointed arches became a signature feature in cathedrals ... “Even global brands like Restoration Hardware and Arteriors are embracing the use of arches and radial shapes in the ...

A pointed arch is stronger than the rounded Roman arch ... reveals the countless ways in which Western culture has been shaped by Islamic thought — including here in the United States.

As a teen, I always pictured some sort of boat-shaped house with pointed-arch windows – until I visited the home once. The home, also known as the Van Valkenburgh house, was built ca.- ...

This box-shaped Victorian wood stove sold at a Conestoga ... an example of Gothic Revival style. There is a row of pointed arches, also known as the Gothic arch, on each side.

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 ...

Its base provides support through structural pointed arches, but it’s the intricate mesh of the quatrefoil and clover-shaped windows as you reach the top that would make our version worth the visit.

Diamond-shaped brickwork patterns can be seen below the inscription ... According to Archnet, the structure is symmetrically organized with two large pointed arch window openings at the edges of each ...