我留居英伦十余年,云游西欧各国。对欧洲的历史,建筑独情有独钟。每到一处,少不了景仰大小教堂。常为教堂内拱顶(vault)的壮观惊叹,被地面下的坟墓(burial vault)感到毛骨悚然。我觉得vault 在此喻地上的拱顶和地下的坟墓,而与拱门无关。
莉娜
Burial vault (tomb)
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A Vault (French. voûte, Italian. volta,) is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof.
Burial vault
A burial vault is a structural underground tomb.
It is a stone or brick-lined underground space or 'burial' chamber for the interment of a dead body or bodies. They were originally and are still often vaulted and usually have stone slab entrances. They are often privately owned and used for specific family or other groups, but usually stand beneath a public religious building, such as a church, or in a churchyard or cemetery. A crypt may be used as a burial vault. |