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Arch

An arch is a curved vertical structure spanning an open space underneath it. Arches may support the load above them, or they may perform a purely decorative role. As a decorative element, the arch dates back to the 4th millennium BC, but structural load-bearing arches became popular only after their adoption by the Ancient Romans in the 4th century BC.

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Arch

Nodes389
Edges388
Triples312
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005141
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Arch

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related to Bronze Age: ancient Near East · 29
Arch → An, An Elamite, Arches, Ashkelon, Auguste Mariette, BC, Bronze Age, Canaanite, Dendera, Egypt, Egyptians, Haft Teppe, Hilprecht, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Levant, Near East, Nippur, Ramesseum
related to India · 27
Arch → AD, Bagan, Barrel, BC, BC-1300 BC, Bhitargaon, Burmese Buddhist, By, Harappa, Harappan, However, India, Islamic, Karla Caves, Kosambi, Late Harappan Cemetery, Lomas Rishi, Lothal, Mahabodhi Temple, Pyu
related to Islamic · 25
Arch → AD, Al-Aqsa Mosque, Cairo, CE, Cordoba, Damascus, Diani Beach, Great Mosque, Ibn Tulun, Iran, Islamic, Kenya, Khar Gerd, Kongo Mosque, Mosque, Nizamiyya Madrasa, Palace, Ramle, Roman, The
related to Pointed · 22
Arch → Cluny Abbey, Common, Early Gothic, England, Equilateral, Europe, France, Gothic, If, Islamic, It, Late Gothic, Northern Europe, Northern European Late Gothic, Romanesque, Saint-Denis Abbey, Salisbury Cathedral, The, These, This
related to Classical Persia and Greece · 19
Arch → Achaemenid Empire, AD, An, Apollo, BC, BC Greek Rhodes Footbridge, Ctesiphon, Didyma, Egyptian, European, In, Olympia, Parthian Empire, Persia, Proto-true, Sasanian Empire, Taq Kasra, The Assyrians, This
related to Ancient Rome · 18
Arch → AD, Augustus, BC, Colosseum, Etruscans, Europe, Later, Pont Du Gard, Roman Empire, Roman Republic, Romans, Scotland, Segovia, Susa, Syria, The, Throughout, Titus
related to Structural · 15
Arch → Carolingian, Frequently, It, Monte, Relieving, Roman Pantheon, Roman PantheonTransverse, San Miniato, Scissors, Speyer CathedralDiaphragm, Strainer, Structurally, Transverse, Wells Cathedral, When
related to Ancient China · 13
Arch → AD, Ancient, Anji Bridge, Arches, BC, CE, China, China's, Han, Japan, Since, Still, Sui
related to Funicular shapes · 12
Arch → Analogy, As, Church, Colònia Güell, Gaudi, Giovanni Poleni, Just, Robert Hooke, Rome, Saint Peter's Basilica, There, When
related to Revival of the trabeated system · 12
Arch → Alexander, Britannia, Britannia Bridge, Due, Greek, Original Britannia, Robert Stephenson, Stonehenge, The, Thomson, Use, York Minster

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arches used century pointed bc architecture also construction roman gothic islamic ad known bridge use vaults load one two became

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Archis acurved vertical structure spanning an open space underneath it0.90text
Archis aload-bearing arch with elements held together by compression0.90text
Archis aparticular case of the compound arch0.90text
Archis amost common form of the pointed arch0.90text
Archis avariant of four-centred arch with haunches almost straight0.90text
hallsinstance ofarcades were a standard staple for the Western Christian architecture.Vaults began to be used for roofing large interior spaces0.80text
templesinstance ofarcades were a standard staple for the Western Christian architecture.Vaults began to be used for roofing large interior spaces0.80text
a function that was also assumed by domed structures from the 1st century BC onwards.The segmental arch was first built by the Romans who realized that an arch in a bridge did not have to be a semicircleinstance ofarcades were a standard staple for the Western Christian architecture.Vaults began to be used for roofing large interior spaces0.80text
such as in Alconétar Bridge or Ponte San Lorenzoinstance ofarcades were a standard staple for the Western Christian architecture.Vaults began to be used for roofing large interior spaces0.80text
Archrelated to Ancient ChinaAncient0.60section
Archrelated to Ancient ChinaChina0.60section
Archrelated to Ancient ChinaJapan0.60section

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