From architecture, a vault is an arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy.

Types of vaulting

• Barrel vault, or tunnel vault
  • Longitudinal barrel vault
• Fan vault, which is characteristic of Gothic architecture
• Groin vault, which is formed by the perpendicular intersection of two barrel vaults
• Net vault
• Rib vault
  • Quadripartite rib vault
  • Sexpartite rib vault