Quadrifrontal arches
Esquema
Jerarquía
Components (Hierarchy Name) > components (objects) > <components by specific context> > architectural elements > <structural elements and structural element components> > structural elements > <spanning and projecting structural elements> > <arches and arch components> > arches > <arches by form>
Descripción
Arches, typically monumental, that have two intersecting passageways and four façades. They are sometimes placed at crossroads and, in the context of ancient Roman architecture, were mainly popular in Africa and the eastern parts of the empire.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- quadrifons-bogen [nl]
- arcos cuadrifrontes [es]
- quadrifrontal arch [en]
- four-way arches [en]
- arco quadrifronte [it]
- arcus quadrifrons [la]
- arco cuadrifronte [es]