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Old walkerrichly decorated C15 vaulting over the choir and chancel of Sherborne Abbey, Dorset, England. May 2025.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/sherborneabbey?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sherborneabbey</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/sherborne?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sherborne</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/dorset?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dorset</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/england?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#england</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/vaulting?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vaulting</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/stonework?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stonework</a>
Peter Barnes<p>Vaulting and archery - not just athletic pursuits Great Refectory, Malbork Castle, Poland <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23BlueSkyArtShow" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlueSkyArtShow</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Arch" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arch</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23photography" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23vaulting" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vaulting</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23architecture" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#architecture</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Malbork" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Malbork</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23castle" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#castle</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23EastCoastKin" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EastCoastKin</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23PhotographersUnited" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhotographersUnited</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23SorryNotSorry" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SorryNotSorry</a></p>
Reinout EngelAnother muqarnas unit I built last summer in leftover fraké wood and upcycled pine. My best work so far, but there is still so much room for improvement and further exploration. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/islamicart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#islamicart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/islamicgeometry?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#islamicgeometry</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/islamicgeometricdesign?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#islamicgeometricdesign</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/geometricart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geometricart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/geometry?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geometry</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/geomicon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geomicon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/woodworking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#woodworking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/woodworker?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#woodworker</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/woodcarving?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#woodcarving</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/muqarnas?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#muqarnas</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wood?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wood</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/architecture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#architecture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/structure?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#structure</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/design?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#design</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/building?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#building</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vault?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vault</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vaulting?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vaulting</a>
Peter Barnes<p>The Great Refectory</p><p>The larger refectory in the castle of the Teutonic Order at Malbork in Poland.<br>The largest castle—by area—in the world, the extravagant arch vaulting of the roof is both beautiful and eye-catching, but it’s not the only remarkable thing in shot.<br>Just visible in the floor at the bottom of shot is a six by six grid of white squares containing dark circles. These are the hot air outlets, part of the castle’s “hypocaustum” or central-heating system, which channeled air heated over hot rocks through stone conduits under the castle floors.<br>(I’m not an architectural photographer, as you can see…)</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/castle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>castle</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Malbork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Malbork</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/vaulting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vaulting</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medieval</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CentralHeating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CentralHeating</span></a></p>