Showing posts with label Late Helladic Period. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Late Helladic Period. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Corbeled Vault

Corbeled gallery in the walls of the citadel, Tiryns - a Mycenaean palace.

Corbeled Vault (or gallery): A vault formed by the piling of rocks in horizontal courses, cantilevered inward until the 2 walls met in a pointed arch. No mortar is used, and the vault is held in place only by the weight of the blocks themselves, with smaller stones used as wedges. (Gardner)