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title: Rib Vaults, Rouen Cathedral
author: Jorge Láscar
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13179/rib-vaults-rouen-cathedral/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Rib Vaults, Rouen Cathedral
_Authored by Jorge Láscar_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13179.jpg)
## Image Caption
Like most Gothic cathedrals, Rouen Cathedral in Normandy, France was constructed using rib vaults, visible here above the nave of the church. This diagonal framework, a change from the rounded barrel vaults common to Romanesque [architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/architecture/), enabled the construction of taller and thinner buildings. Though this technique had been used in earlier architectural styles, Gothic architecture is especially known for its use of rib vaults.
## Cite This Work
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Láscar, J. (2020, December 04). Rib Vaults, Rouen Cathedral. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Láscar, Jorge. "Rib Vaults, Rouen Cathedral." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 04, 2020. .
### MLA
Láscar, Jorge. "Rib Vaults, Rouen Cathedral." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Dec 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlascar/30865129686/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlascar/30865129686/) by [**Jorge Láscar**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlascar/30865129686/). Submitted by [Hillary Smith](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/hillarysmith/ "User Page: Hillary Smith"), published on 04 December 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.