Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

The exquisite vault of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Comments

welcome. Please view the large version, thanks.

... great for showing the tracery and the groins. Very ineresting treatment of the vaults over the clerestory level as well, are they barrel vaults with ribs?

Thanks Dennis. This is known as a 'pendant lierne vault'. Here you can read more about it.

... was asking about the side vaulting to the left and right of the pendant. It looks like barrel vaulting with cross ribs, but I can't see for sure. It makes the longitudinal pattern between the engaged pillars and in the area of the windows.

Very beautiful photo, I like that it is symmetric from the composition and asymmetric from the light.

 

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Maria