But today, when an interior architect installs a barrel-vaulted ceiling in a residential space (or restores an existing one), the vaults are mostly there for decorative and dramatic ceiling ...

If two barrel vaults intersect and cross one another, it’s called a “groin vault.” A ribbed vault ceiling is any shape of vaulted ceiling where the internal framework of beams is exposed and ...

A William Playfair architectural masterpiece on the southern side of Edinburgh University's Old College. The Library Hall has a barrel-vaulted ceiling and runs to more than 190 feet in length. The ...