Cloister or cloister corner vault

It originates from the intersection of two barrel vaults with the same arrow and usually perpendicular directions. The upper parts are eliminated from the resulting geometric shape so that the intrados is formed by curved triangular surfaces that are limited by incoming edges.

Consequently, its geometric shape is complementary to a groin vault.

cloth vault

It is a vaulted vault built on any polygonal plan[1]​; It is formed by cylindrical triangular panels limited by incoming edges; It has as many panels as there are sides of the polygon of the surface it covers. It is frequently used to cover the apse.

diamond vault

It is a concave-convex vault so complex that, as its name indicates, they evoke the facets of a carved precious stone. They first appeared in 1471 at the Albrechtsburg Palace in Meissen, Germany, and were used for almost a century in places as far away as Gdansk, in the Baltic, and Bechyne in South Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic).

Lunette vault

This is the name given to the barrel vault that is crossed perpendicularly by barrel vaults with a smaller arrow, which produces spaces on the side walls in which holes can be opened for lighting.

Spherical vault or dome

It is formed by a hemispherical cap that usually rests on a circular wall or on pillars arranged in a circle. Its usual name is dome, actually a solid of revolution.

In Ancient Rome the dome was used, a good example of this being the Pantheon of Emperor Hadrian. It was used profusely during the Renaissance and Baroque; The enormous dome of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican belongs to the first of these periods.

Skid vault or cistern vault

It is a derivation of the Cloister Corner Vault where the vertex joining the edges has been replaced by a flat surface or a line[2]​. It is usually used to cover rectangular spaces. An example of this is the exonarthex of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.

Vaulted / baída / handkerchief vault

Also called vaid dome, it is the one that results from sectioning a hemisphere with four vertical planes whose plan lines correspond to the square inscribed in the base circumference of said hemisphere. Due to its square plan, it is used to roof square spaces. It is characterized by defining semicircular arches where they meet the vertical planes that contain it. In fact, if it were sectioned by a horizontal plane tangent to the lateral arches, only four spherical triangles would remain, which are nothing more than the pendentives used to mount domes on square bases.

Its linear concatenation forming galleries or naves was introduced by Filippo Brunelleschi. In Spain it was used by Andrés de Vandelvira.

It also receives the popular name "handkerchief vault" due to its resemblance to the inverse shape of a wet handkerchief hanging from its corners. In the Anglo-Saxon literature it is called sail vault or sail dome ("sail vault" or "sail dome" - in this case the analogy formed from the shape of a square ship's sail "Sail (nautical)") inflated by the wind -). The names pendentive domes and Byzantine domes ("pendentive domes" and "Byzantine domes") are also used.

Gallon vault

También denominada cúpula gallonada, es una cúpula compuesta por nervaduras, segmentos cóncavos que asemejan los gajos o "gallones" de una naranja. The union of these elements gives rise to protruding edges that converge in the center of the vault. It can replace oven vaults in covering spaces with a polygonal plan.

Lowered vault

That whose height from its starting plane to its highest point is less than the distance between supports or abutments.

Bulbous dome or dome

Also called bulbose dome, it is a bulb-shaped dome "Bulb (botany)"). It has a larger diameter at mid-height than at the fascia line. It is typical of the Islamic architecture of Central Asia, Persia and India, of Byzantine architecture in Eastern Europe, especially in Russia, and of the churches of southern Germany and Austria.

Furnace or quarter-sphere vault

It is formed by a quarter sphere, that is, half a dome. Its horizontal and vertical projections are semicircular, making it appropriate to cover apses or similar spaces (exedra). Widely used in Roman and Romanesque architecture. It is also called shell vault.

Cloister or cloister corner vault

It originates from the intersection of two barrel vaults with the same arrow and usually perpendicular directions. The upper parts are eliminated from the resulting geometric shape so that the intrados is formed by curved triangular surfaces that are limited by incoming edges.

Consequently, its geometric shape is complementary to a groin vault.

cloth vault

It is a vaulted vault built on any polygonal plan[1]​; It is formed by cylindrical triangular panels limited by incoming edges; It has as many panels as there are sides of the polygon of the surface it covers. It is frequently used to cover the apse.

diamond vault

It is a concave-convex vault so complex that, as its name indicates, they evoke the facets of a carved precious stone. They first appeared in 1471 at the Albrechtsburg Palace in Meissen, Germany, and were used for almost a century in places as far away as Gdansk, in the Baltic, and Bechyne in South Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic).

Lunette vault

This is the name given to the barrel vault that is crossed perpendicularly by barrel vaults with a smaller arrow, which produces spaces on the side walls in which holes can be opened for lighting.

Spherical vault or dome

It is formed by a hemispherical cap that usually rests on a circular wall or on pillars arranged in a circle. Its usual name is dome, actually a solid of revolution.

In Ancient Rome the dome was used, a good example of this being the Pantheon of Emperor Hadrian. It was used profusely during the Renaissance and Baroque; The enormous dome of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican belongs to the first of these periods.

Skid vault or cistern vault

It is a derivation of the Cloister Corner Vault where the vertex joining the edges has been replaced by a flat surface or a line[2]​. It is usually used to cover rectangular spaces. An example of this is the exonarthex of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.

Vaulted / baída / handkerchief vault

Also called vaid dome, it is the one that results from sectioning a hemisphere with four vertical planes whose plan lines correspond to the square inscribed in the base circumference of said hemisphere. Due to its square plan, it is used to roof square spaces. It is characterized by defining semicircular arches where they meet the vertical planes that contain it. In fact, if it were sectioned by a horizontal plane tangent to the lateral arches, only four spherical triangles would remain, which are nothing more than the pendentives used to mount domes on square bases.

Its linear concatenation forming galleries or naves was introduced by Filippo Brunelleschi. In Spain it was used by Andrés de Vandelvira.

It also receives the popular name "handkerchief vault" due to its resemblance to the inverse shape of a wet handkerchief hanging from its corners. In the Anglo-Saxon literature it is called sail vault or sail dome ("sail vault" or "sail dome" - in this case the analogy formed from the shape of a square ship's sail "Sail (nautical)") inflated by the wind -). The names pendentive domes and Byzantine domes ("pendentive domes" and "Byzantine domes") are also used.

Gallon vault

También denominada cúpula gallonada, es una cúpula compuesta por nervaduras, segmentos cóncavos que asemejan los gajos o "gallones" de una naranja. The union of these elements gives rise to protruding edges that converge in the center of the vault. It can replace oven vaults in covering spaces with a polygonal plan.

Lowered vault

That whose height from its starting plane to its highest point is less than the distance between supports or abutments.

Bulbous dome or dome

Also called bulbose dome, it is a bulb-shaped dome "Bulb (botany)"). It has a larger diameter at mid-height than at the fascia line. It is typical of the Islamic architecture of Central Asia, Persia and India, of Byzantine architecture in Eastern Europe, especially in Russia, and of the churches of southern Germany and Austria.

Furnace or quarter-sphere vault

It is formed by a quarter sphere, that is, half a dome. Its horizontal and vertical projections are semicircular, making it appropriate to cover apses or similar spaces (exedra). Widely used in Roman and Romanesque architecture. It is also called shell vault.