examples of arches![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Arches: curved constructions supported on each side by piers.
trefoil ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Arch with three lobes.
Tudor ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Flattened equilateral arch that is characteristic of the style that flourished in 16th-century England.
stilted ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Arch that takes the form of a semicircle but is higher than the semicircular arch.
basket handle ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Arch that is lower than it is wide and forms an ellipse.
horseshoe ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Arch whose extremities extend beyond a semicircle; it is characteristic of Arab architecture.
ogee ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Arch comprised of two symmetrical curves that are alternately convex and concave.
lancet ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Equilateral arch whose span, or distance between the piers, is reduced.
equilateral ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Arch forming an acute angle that is characteristic of the Gothic vault.