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  1. A vault is an arched ceiling or roof built 
  2. mainly of stone or bricks. Of the many 
  3. different types of vault, the barrel vault or 
  4. tunnel vault is the simplest form of 
  5. semi-cylindrical ceiling, consisting of a 
  6. continuous line of semicircular or pointed 
  7. vaults. Supporting walls usually require 
  8. buttresses to contain the thrust of the 
  9. vault. 
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  11. Subject by: Shaun Jay
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