Fan vaulting

Definition of Fan vaulting

(Arch.) an elaborate system of vaulting, in which the ribs diverge somewhat like the rays of a fan, as in Henry VII.'s chapel in Westminster Abbey. It is peculiar to English Gothic.

See also: Fan

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fan tracery, vaulting
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