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Flying buttresses

Scope note

Exterior arched supports transmitting the thrust of a vault or roof from the upper part of a wall outward to a pier or buttress.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000905

Broader Terms used

buttresses

Equivalent Terms used

flying buttress

Created

13yrs ago

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