An analysis of the planar vault under the choir loft of the Monastery of El Escorial

Arches and vaults are typical elements of ancient buildings. They are formed by voussoirs that resist the pressure they receive and transmit them through compression forces. The transmission of these forces justifies their curved shape. For this reason, arches and vaults are omnipresent elements in...

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Autor: Rodríguez Elizalde, Rubén
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Repositorio:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC
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Palavra-chave:Monastery of El Escorial
masonry structure
flat vault
planar vault
Juan de Herrera
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title An analysis of the planar vault under the choir loft of the Monastery of El Escorial
spellingShingle An analysis of the planar vault under the choir loft of the Monastery of El Escorial
Rodríguez Elizalde, Rubén
Monastery of El Escorial
masonry structure
flat vault
planar vault
Juan de Herrera
title_short An analysis of the planar vault under the choir loft of the Monastery of El Escorial
title_full An analysis of the planar vault under the choir loft of the Monastery of El Escorial
title_fullStr An analysis of the planar vault under the choir loft of the Monastery of El Escorial
title_full_unstemmed An analysis of the planar vault under the choir loft of the Monastery of El Escorial
title_sort An analysis of the planar vault under the choir loft of the Monastery of El Escorial
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rodríguez Elizalde, Rubén
author Rodríguez Elizalde, Rubén
author_facet Rodríguez Elizalde, Rubén
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Monastery of El Escorial
masonry structure
flat vault
planar vault
Juan de Herrera
topic Monastery of El Escorial
masonry structure
flat vault
planar vault
Juan de Herrera
description Arches and vaults are typical elements of ancient buildings. They are formed by voussoirs that resist the pressure they receive and transmit them through compression forces. The transmission of these forces justifies their curved shape. For this reason, arches and vaults are omnipresent elements in ancient constructions, all of them masonry structures. However, when visitors enter the Basilica of the Monastery of El Escorial, they find a narthex with a flat or planar vault. This vault is located under the floor of the choir loft. Its geometric characteristics and its shape, with no curvature, make it an architectural anomaly and a brilliant solution within masonry structures. Therefore, this article tries to analyse the construction process and structural behaviour of this vault, to understand its operation and how it remains standing five hundred years after its construction.
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