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<p><a href="page.php?w=Image%3ALisbon28.jpg">thumb</a><a href="page.php?w=Image%3ABarrel_Vault.jpg">thumb</a>A <b>barrel vault</b>, also known as a <b>tunnel vault</b>, <b>wagon vault</b> or <b>wagonhead vault</b>, is an architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve (or pair of curves, in the case of a pointed barrel vault) along a given distance. The curves are typically circular in shape, lending a semi-cylindrical appearance to the total design. The barrel vault is the simplest form of a <a href="page.php?w=Vault_%28architecture%29">vault</a>:</p><p>
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