Spandrel
space between two arches / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A spandrel is the space between two arches. They are ''roughly triangular".[1] Spandrels are horizontal on the side of the ceiling, veritical on the wall/another spandrel, and diagonal on the arch, with a small curve. [1](This architectural obstacle is dealt with secant lines and tangent lines). Spandrels are, in medieval architecture and mostly in cathedrals, mostly covered, or walled.[1] Spandrels can also be formed by supporting vertical bars, as in bridges.
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