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Wedge-shaped element used in building an arch or vault
A voussoir (UK: /ˈvuːˈswɑː/; US: /vuˈswɑːr/) is a wedge-shaped element, typically a stone, which is used in building an arch or vault. Each voussoir is
Voussoir
Joint that interlocks blocks
that interlocks blocks (such as a lintel's stone blocks or an arch's voussoirs). Often joggles are semicircular and knob-shaped, so joggled stones have
Joggle_(architecture)
Architectural term for an arched roof
support is needed while rings of voussoirs are constructed and the rings placed in position. Until the topmost voussoir, the keystone, is positioned, the
Vault_(architecture)
Access opening in a wall of a structure
decorated with ornamentation. The elements of a portal can include the voussoir, tympanum, an ornamented mullion or trumeau between doors, and columns
Portal_(architecture)
Wedge-shaped stone at the apex of a masonry arch
keystone is placed, the keystone experiences the least stress of any of the voussoirs, due to its position at the apex.[citation needed] Old keystones can decay
Keystone_(architecture)
Architectural arch element
or embedded in a wall, serving as the base for the springer or lowest voussoir of an arch. The term impost capital is also used when appropriate. The
Impost_(architecture)
Curved structure that spans a space and may support a load
is called a crown Voussoir (a wedge-like construction block). A compound arch is formed by multiple concentric layers of voussoirs. The rowlock arch is
Arch
Astronomical observatory in Switzerland
appears in 2025 video game Abiotic Factor. It is depicted under the name "Voussoir Facility" and is owned and operated by Garrick Advanced Technology Enterprises
Sphinx_Observatory
Tank
appliquer l'une contre l'autre les faces voisines de deux voussoirs. Les faces des voussoirs qui reposent sur le sol forment la semelle de la roue, et
Levavasseur_project
Cable-stayed bridge in Occitanie, France
tendrilled concrete, using the ceracem process. Consisting of 53 elements (voussoirs), the canopy is 100 metres (330 ft) long and 28 metres (92 ft) wide. It
Millau_Viaduct
able to bear load in addition to the load carried by the ring of voussoirs. If the voussoir stones are thin they cannot take much weight so instead it is
List of longest masonry arch bridge spans
List_of_longest_masonry_arch_bridge_spans
Origin of the term "Arab"
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Etymology_of_Arab
One of the gates of the Etruscan wall of Perusian
semicircular barrell vault passageway over 30 feet high. Two rows of voussoirs form the shape of the arch and are held in place by a keystone at the
Etruscan_Arch
Form of rhymed prose in Arabic literature
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Saj'
Form of buttress
narrowed the flyers, some of which were constructed with one thickness of voussoir (wedge brick) with a capping stone atop, e.g. at Amiens Cathedral, Le Mans
Flying_buttress
Lowest structural element of an arch
In architecture, a springer (sometimes springing) is the lowest voussoir (wedge-shaped structural element) on each side of an arch. Since it is the bottom-most
Springer_(architecture)
Arch shape common in ancient Roman architecture
arch construction involves the Roman techniques (either wedge-like stone voussoirs or thin Roman bricks), it is known as a Roman arch. The semicircular arch
Semicircular_arch
Bridge with arch-shaped supports
triangular corbel arch. The 4th century BC Rhodes Footbridge rests on an early voussoir arch. Although true arches were already known by the Etruscans and ancient
Arch_bridge
Railway station in New Brunswick, Canada
tongue-and-groove boarding. A gabled dormer and round-arched window with stone voussoir projects above each bay window. On the night of 29 July 1908 a fire broke
Sackville_station
Building in New York, United States
Circle) has a central pediment supported by columns, which turn into voussoirs at the second floor, where they are met by a steep staircase. The first
Onondaga_County_Courthouse
14th-century Arabic sex education manuscript
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Nawadir_al-Ayk
School or college, often providing an Islamic education
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Madrasa
Country estate in North Yorkshire, England
outer bays are stable doors with fanlights and voussoir arches, and the windows are sashes with voussoir arches. There is a continuous impost band, and
Stapleton_Park
Country house in Ebberston, North Yorkshire, England
pilaster jambs, a radial fanlight, and a rusticated surround with chamfered voussoirs, and a keystone with a mask and a monogram. The doorcase has attached
Ebberston_Hall
Maurya Empire art characteristic
circa 3000-2000 BCE) do show a certain level of polishing. Pataliputra Voussoir fragment made of granite stone discovered by K. P Jayaswal had mauryan
Mauryan_polish
Construction in stone of alternating colours
century during the Umayyad period, features ablaq light and dark stone voussoirs in the arches of its inner colonnade. The origins of the marble ablaq
Ablaq
United States historic place
and Suffolk Counties describes the building as having "poly-chromatic voussoir arched windows, elaborate cast-iron balustrades, and Dorchester stone trim
St._Paul's_School_(New_York)
2025 survival video game
recovering materials from both the hydroplant and a Swiss facility called Voussoir, accessible via a perforation. With her help, the spillway is restored
Abiotic_Factor
Arabic-speaking pre-Sephardic Jewish communities of the Middle East
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Musta'arabi_Jews
arches, the middle one taller, and a fourth lower arch. The arches have voussoirs with hood moulds, a raised band, and a raked parapet with chamfered coping
Listed_buildings_in_Amotherby
Bridge in Saint Paul, Minnesota
studied mathematics as a hobby, he decided to accept the challenge. The voussoir stones were cut with curved surfaces to form a series of parallel spiral
Seventh Street Improvement Arches
Seventh_Street_Improvement_Arches
centre are two doorways with chamfered surrounds under a relieving arch of voussoirs, and the windows are mullioned. II Pear Tree House 54°17′08″N 1°48′22″W
Listed_buildings_in_Middleham
Springs Bank Canal. It consists of a single arch of rusticated stone with voussoirs and an arched parapet. Stone steps lead down to the towpath on the southwest
Listed_buildings_in_Skipton
United States historic place
I-shaped, red brick building. It features a recessed entrance with limestone voussoir arch, bay windows on the upper stories, and a limestone frieze. It was
The_Grover
contain sash windows with flat arches, exposed sash boxes, terracotta voussoirs, and keystones. II 109 High Street 54°20′22″N 1°26′01″W / 54.33932°N
Listed buildings in Northallerton
Listed_buildings_in_Northallerton
Municipal building in Falmouth, Cornwall, England
a segmental headed window with voussoirs and a keystone in the middle bay, and segmental headed doorways with voussoirs and keystones in the bays on either
Palacio_Lounge
Historic bridge in North Yorkshire, England
1797, John Carr widened the bridge to the downstream side, and added voussoirs and cutwaters on the upstream side. The parapets were replaced in the
Grinton_Bridge
right. There are large pointed cutwaters on each side. The arches have voussoirs, and the main arches have a projecting band and a parapet with flat-pointed
Listed buildings in Lindley, North Yorkshire
Listed_buildings_in_Lindley,_North_Yorkshire
Building in Toledo, Spain
windows with a semicircular arch and decoration in the voussoir, as a highlight of the voussoirs. The four windows present forge, delicately worked. The
Flour_factory_San_José
ending in round pillars with caps. On the downstream side are chamfered voussoirs. Beck House 54°06′32″N 2°21′15″W / 54.10892°N 2.35426°W / 54.10892;
Listed_buildings_in_Austwick
Waterway in Wales
Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct, the plates are not rectangular but shaped as voussoirs, similar to those of a stone arch. There is no structural significance
Pontcysyllte_Aqueduct
cornice and a pediment. The windows are sashes under flat arches with voussoirs, those in the ground floor with hood moulds. To the left are the remains
Listed buildings in Ingleby Arncliffe
Listed_buildings_in_Ingleby_Arncliffe
triangular cutwaters, and bands outside the voussoirs. The central arch has radiating consoles formed from the voussoirs, and the solid parapet has been cantilevered
Listed buildings in Coniston Cold
Listed_buildings_in_Coniston_Cold
Listed bridge in Manchester, England
constructed to cross Shooters Brook. It is built of stone with large voussoirs and retaining walls of coursed masonry and is 7.4 metres (24 ft) wide
Store_Street_Aqueduct
Bridge in the city of Rhodes, Greece
the modest structure represents the oldest known Greek bridge with a voussoir arch. The Rhodes Footbridge was unearthed in 1966−67 close to the eastern
Rhodes_Footbridge
wagon entrance with quoined jambs, and a chamfered segmental arch with voussoirs, above which is an initialled datestone. The windows are chamfered and
Listed buildings in Appletreewick
Listed_buildings_in_Appletreewick
bays. On the front is a low cart arch with chamfered quoined jambs and voussoirs. To the right is a byre door with a chamfered arched lintel, and between
Listed buildings in Thorpe, North Yorkshire
Listed_buildings_in_Thorpe,_North_Yorkshire
Cathedral and former mosque in Córdoba, Spain
transformation of the morphemes of the architecture itself: the arches and voussoirs. Because we share the belief that architectural components must by definition
Mosque–Cathedral_of_Córdoba
Church in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
nave triforium during the 14th century are composed of reused Norman voussoirs (wedge-shaped stones). In 1067/68 Gamel, Sheriff of York was informed
Beverley_Minster
Church in Ceredigion, Wales
the south wall, there is a plain pointed priest's door with cut stone voussoirs, by Seddon, with wrought iron hinges. The 1880s Seddon high altar has
St Padarn's Church, Llanbadarn Fawr
St_Padarn's_Church,_Llanbadarn_Fawr
Residential building in Manhattan, New York
piers; a cornice runs above these storefronts. There are keystones and voussoirs above the second-story windows, which are arched. The windows on the third
Hotel_Marseilles
Historic site in Spain
The area immediately around the arch was likely painted with "false" voussoirs as part of this decoration, while the rectangular band of the alfiz may
Castle_of_Gormaz
Municipal building in Ilchester, Somerset, England
Town Square. The central bay featured a large round headed arch with voussoirs and a keystone containing a doorway. To the left, there were two bipartite
Ilchester_Town_Hall
and voussoirs, and a stable door with a moulded lintel and a window above. The barn to the right has a segmental-arched cart entry with voussoirs, and
Listed buildings in Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury
Listed_buildings_in_Haworth,_Cross_Roads_and_Stanbury
Place of public bathing common in Muslim societies
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Hammam
Judicial building in Peterhead, Scotland
The first two bays were fenestrated by segmental headed windows with voussoirs on the ground floor, and by sash windows with tall pediments surmounted
Peterhead_Sheriff_Court
recess with sawtooth edging containing two round-headed doorways with voussoirs, raised imposts, and blind fanlights. Flanking these are pointed arches
Listed buildings in Hilton, Derbyshire
Listed_buildings_in_Hilton,_Derbyshire
Arch in Barcelona, Spain by Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas
King Jaume I, who ruled over a period of prosperity in Barcelona. The voussoirs of the arch are made of stone sculpted like a large laurel wreath that
Arc_de_Triomf
has stepped, rusticated voussoirs, an impost band and a triangular parapet. The west face is higher and has stepped voussoirs. II Railway subway, West
Listed_buildings_in_Batley
the left. The building contains doorways, one with a segmental arch and voussoirs, and the windows are casements. To the right is a wheel chamber with a
Listed_buildings_in_Beamsley
volubility, voluble, volume, voluminous, volva, volvelle, volvent, Volvox, voussoir †volūtō volūt- volūtav- volūtat- vomō vom- vomu- vomit- – vomit, vomition
List of Latin verbs with English derivatives
List_of_Latin_verbs_with_English_derivatives
Destroyed palazzo in Rome, designed by Donato Bramante for Raphael
with the classical orders. The decorative inclusion of large rusticated voussoirs and keystone instead of a lintel over the flat top of the lower rectangular
Palazzo_Caprini
Town hall in Thiais, France
to a double doorway with a glass canopy. There was a French door with voussoirs, a keystone and a red brick surround on the first floor, and a rectangular
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Thiais
Commercial building in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Market Place. The central bay featured a large round headed opening with voussoirs, flanked by banded pilasters supporting an entablature and a pediment
Corn_Exchange,_Salisbury
Chapel located in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, France
almost all the other exterior sculpture with the exception of that in the voussoirs, and the arches over the portal. They also sacked the interior, destroying
Sainte-Chapelle_de_Vincennes
Book by Usāmah ibn Munqidh
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Kitab_al-I'tibar
Gateway to Roman Fort in Lincoln, England
above the Roman level. Its arch is of a single ring of large limestone voussoirs rising from imposts which appear to have been moulded. The outer or front
Newport_Arch
is in gritstone, and consists of four segmental arches with recessed voussoirs, and is about 50 metres (160 ft) long. The bridge has pointed cutwaters
Listed buildings in Grassington
Listed_buildings_in_Grassington
round carriage arches with chamfered rusticated pilasters, cornices, voussoirs and keystones. The right arch is infilled with a two-storey house, that
Listed_buildings_in_Askrigg
full-height gabled porch containing a doorway with a rusticated surround and voussoirs, and a semicircular hood mould, above which is a four-light window and
Listed buildings in Bolton Abbey
Listed_buildings_in_Bolton_Abbey
bridge is in gritstone, and consists of two shallow arches with rusticated voussoirs. There are rounded cutwaters carried up as pilasters to a projecting band
Listed buildings in Studley Roger
Listed_buildings_in_Studley_Roger
Medieval square in Pontevedra, Spain
semicircular arch with five large voussoirs typical of the Renaissance, and a coat of arms on the central voussoir with the arms of the Menelau or Menelao
Plaza_Alonso_de_Fonseca
Brook. The stone is rusticated, and the bridge has a basket arch with voussoirs. At both ends on each side are piers. Darnham Mill 53°09′54″N 2°32′51″W
Listed_buildings_in_Darnhall
Palace in Florence, Italy
rooms. The palazzo has mullioned paired windows (bifore); the radiating voussoirs of the arches increase in length as they rise to the keystone, a detail
Palazzo_Strozzi
over which is a cupola. It contains a carriage arch with rusticated voussoirs and a keystone. In the east wing are blind semicircular arches. Stables
Listed buildings in Newborough, Staffordshire
Listed_buildings_in_Newborough,_Staffordshire
a two-storey porch and a round-headed doorway with impost blocks and voussoirs. The windows have double-chamferd mullions, and on the gabled end are
Listed_buildings_in_Elslack
balcony, and two doors with a rectangular fanlight and imitation rusticated voussoirs. The windows are sashes with moulded sills. To the right is a recessed
Listed buildings in Stainforth, North Yorkshire
Listed_buildings_in_Stainforth,_North_Yorkshire
Aspect of Bedouin society
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Honor_codes_of_the_Bedouin
horseshoe-shaped, and lined in stone. The south portal has rusticated voussoirs; the north portal is buried. II Newton Viaduct 53°27′11″N 2°36′51″W /
Listed buildings in St Helens, Merseyside
Listed_buildings_in_St_Helens,_Merseyside
Historic building in Washington, United States
sash windows and entry doors, all of which feature fanlights. Radiating voussoirs surround each of the arched openings. Recessed entrances are located at
William O. Douglas Federal Building
William_O._Douglas_Federal_Building
The bridge is in stone, and consists of a single elliptical arch with voussoirs. It has a stone band and copings, a plain parapet and piers. II Bridge
Listed_buildings_in_Gnosall
Egyptian dance
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Raqs_sharqi
United States historic place
piers of the bridge are constructed of coursed granite ashlar and the voussoirs are dressed granite with single keystones. The spandrels, the space between
Division Street Bridge (Rhode Island)
Division_Street_Bridge_(Rhode_Island)
with shaped imposts, and a richly carved pediment with a cartouche in voussoirs. Rose House 54°15′20″N 0°59′47″W / 54.25553°N 0.99642°W / 54.25553;
Listed buildings in Nawton, North Yorkshire
Listed_buildings_in_Nawton,_North_Yorkshire
the River East Onny. It is in limestone and consists of two arches with voussoirs, a flat string course, and a cutwater. On the north side is a capped parapet
Listed_buildings_in_Wentnor
lean-to porch. The windows are cross casements with segmental heads and voussoirs. II Old Vicarage and Stable Cottage 52°33′09″N 2°43′55″W / 52.55237°N
Listed buildings in Cardington, Shropshire
Listed_buildings_in_Cardington,_Shropshire
Topics referred to by the same term
Springer fork, a type of motorcycle fork Springer (architecture), the first voussoir of an arch Springer (surname) Springer School and Center, a school in Cincinnati
Springer
Beck. It is in sandstone, and consists of a single segmental arch with voussoirs. The bridge has a band, a parapet of smaller stones, with segmental stone
Listed_buildings_in_Akebar
flush frames, and all the openings have flat arches and painted brick voussoirs. II The Black Horse Public House and 91 Church Street 54°29′16″N 0°36′43″W
Listed buildings in Whitby (central area - east)
Listed_buildings_in_Whitby_(central_area_-_east)
Space between a curved figure and a rectangular boundary
concentrating it onto the pillars. Alfiz, an area encompassing the spandrels and voussoirs, sometimes also extending to the floor Cathedral architecture Spandrel
Spandrel
Compression-only shape mirroring a hanging chain
architecture Oxford University Press 1996, funicular. Woodman & Heyman 2003, The voussoir arch. Tomlow 2011, p. 219. Escudier & Atkins 2019, funicular polygon. Markou
Funicular_curve
2024 American spelling bee
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96th Scripps National Spelling Bee
96th_Scripps_National_Spelling_Bee
are two round-headed arches to the embankment. The viaduct has stepped voussoirs, a moulded band, a parapet, and rectangular piers at each end. II Railway
Listed buildings in Normanton, West Yorkshire
Listed_buildings_in_Normanton,_West_Yorkshire
Church building in Puig-reig, Spain
triumphal arch. At its rear is a single narrow window, vaulted with a voussoir arch. It still contains some of its original Romanesque murals. Wikimedia
St_Martin's_Church,_Puig-reig
Architectural technique
are built of horizontally laid stones or bricks, not of wedge-shaped voussoirs converging towards, and being held together by a central keystone. Unlike
Corbel_arch
Islamic architectural element
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Mashrabiya
Medieval bridge in North Yorkshire, England
sandstone, and is hump-backed with a single round arch. The bridge has voussoirs, an arch ring, and peaked parapets with rounded coping. There are stepped
Duck_Bridge
Historic church in New Jersey, United States
the church emblem framed by a Gothic arch with contrasting white brick voussoirs; the arch is set within a projecting gable decorated with a trefoil, finial
St. Francis Church (Hoboken, New Jersey)
St._Francis_Church_(Hoboken,_New_Jersey)
Former cinema in Bristol, England
approached by steps from the street. This is surmounted by a lunette and voussoir above which is an oculus as an attic window. It opened as the Cheltenham
Academy_Cinema,_Bristol
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
"Karingal Chambers". The four central windows are arched, with exaggerated voussoirs, while the two outermost windows are surmounted with small pediments.
Karingal_Chambers
VOUSSOIR
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VOUSSOIR
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Girl/Female
American, Celebrity, Christian, German, Greek, Hindu, Indian
Brave
Boy/Male
Indian
Vision of the merciful
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Element
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Worship
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Mason architect
Boy/Male
American, Arabic, Australian, Chinese, Christian, Finnish, French, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Muslim, Portuguese, Swedish
Contender with God; God Perseveres; Prince of God; May God Reign; God Contended
Boy/Male
English
Wealthy guardian.
Girl/Female
Australian
Gift of God; River
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Wave; Flow
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, German
Peaceful Ruler
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n.
The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with carving. See Illust. of Arch.
n.
The exterior curve of an arch; esp., the upper curved face of the whole body of voussoirs. See Intrados.
n.
More commonly, the molding or other ornaments with which the wall face of the voussoirs of an arch is charged.
n.
One of the wedgelike stones of which an arch is composed.
n.
The interior curve of an arch; esp., the inner or lower curved face of the whole body of voussoirs taken together. See Extrados.