A separative arch in the St. Zeno church[de] after the 1518–1520 gothicisation
A separating arch is an arch, which, as arcade, separates the nave of a church from the side aisle, or an arch between two adjacent side aisles. It is found mainly in hall churches. A separating arch can be replaced constructively or decoratively emphasised by a vault rib. In this case one speaks - instead of an arcade arch - also of a separating arch.
Separating arches as elements of vaults and wall division
Separating arches delimit a bay in the longitudinal direction. A pair of transverse arches and a pair of separating arches result in a vault. With the belt arches as well as the pillars or columns at the four corners, the segmental arches form a vault field as the basic element of a vault.
A wall supported by a separating arch is called a separating wall.
References
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