voussoirs

• “An arch consists of a series of wedge shaped blocks, known as voussoirs, arranged in a curve, and so locking one another together that unless the abutments from which the arch springs give way, it will not only carry itself, but sustain a heavy load.”

  Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887

• “The separate stones which compose the curve of an arch are called voussoirs, or arch-stones.”

  The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize

• “Then I repented, since only by throwing myself sideways along her neck did I avoid the voussoirs of the arch as she crashed underneath in half-terror of this strange place.”

  Seven Pillars of Wisdom

• “On the western side of the arch, we are only missing two voussoirs.”

  Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Anastylosis Projects - Northwest Heroon Report 4

• “At the end of the week, architecture students briefly joined the Heroon team and started to document the few voussoirs of the arch.”

  Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Anastylosis Projects - Northwest Heroon Report 4

• “The back part of this architrave block functions as one of the eastern voussoirs of the central arch.”

  Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Northwest Heroon Restoration Report 1

• “With the help of plasticine copies were taken from the existing original voussoirs and carefully transmitted to the new stones.”

  Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Anastylosis Projects Report 5

• “Eva Leplat (left) and Mustafa Özkavak completing the Lesbian cymation (above) and the two rows of bead-and-reels of the second archivolt's new voussoirs”

  Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Anastylosis Projects Report 5

• “Four voussoirs, among which was a keystone, that most certainly belong to this structure were found.”

  Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Anastylosis Projects Report 3

• “For the study of the second arch, 1/1 scale drawings of the original three voussoirs were made.”

  Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Restoration Report 5

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