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Squinch

A squinch is a structural element in architecture used to support the base of a circular or octagonal dome that surmounts a square-plan chamber. Squinches are placed to diagonally span each of the upper internal vertices (corners) where the walls meet. This placement distributes the load of the dome's weight, while also providing a visual bridge from…

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Islamic architectureArchitecture of GeorgiaArmeniaMedievalPalace of Ardashir
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Gallery

Fars provinceFonte
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Form

Half-dome
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Etymology

Oxford English Dictionary
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Squinch

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples56
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
Components1

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Squinch

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related to Western Asia · 15
Squinch → After, Ardashir, Byzantine, Firuzabad, Iran, Islam, Islamic, It, Middle East, Palace, Romanesque, Sassanid, The, The Hagia Sophia, Western Asia
related to Western Europe · 12
Squinch → Baptistery, Europe, Fonte, Naples, Norman, Palermo, Romanesque, San Cataldo, San Giovanni, Sicily, The, This
related to history · 11
Squinch → An, Armenia, Byzantine, Christian, From, Georgia, Islamic, Roman Empire, Sassanids, The, They
related to Gallery · 9
Squinch → Ardashir, Baptistery, Conical, Fars, Fonte, IranSquinch, Italy, Palace, San Giovanni
related to External links · 4
Squinch → Media, Squinches, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Form · 4
Squinch → By, Constructed, Squinches, These
is a · 1
Squinch → structural element in architecture used to support the base of a circular or octagonal dome that surmounts a square-plan chamber

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architecture squinches also dome sassanid asia structural used islamic domes circular building iran western europe pendentive byzantine palace ardashir san

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Squinchis astructural element in architecture used to support the base of a circular or octagonal dome that surmounts a square-plan chamber0.90text
Squinchrelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Squinchrelated to External linksMedia0.60section
Squinchrelated to External linksSquinches0.60section
Squinchrelated to External linksWikimedia Commons0.60section
Squinchrelated to FormSquinches0.60section
Squinchrelated to FormBy0.60section
Squinchrelated to FormConstructed0.60section
Squinchrelated to FormThese0.60section
Squinchrelated to GalleryConical0.60section
Squinchrelated to GalleryPalace0.60section
Squinchrelated to GalleryArdashir0.60section

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