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Fan vaulting over the nave at Bath Abbey, Bath, England.

A fan vault is a form of vault used in the Perpendicular Gothic style. All its ribs are of the same curve and spaced the same.

This beautiful and elegant Gothic style of architecture, at its earliest appears in 1351.

Images for kids

Winchester Cathedral
Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham

See also

In Spanish: Bóveda de abanico para niños

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