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Octagonal piers supporting groin vaults should have arched ribs cut into the angles to strengthen them compared to square angles. For stone groins, cutting arches into the angles does not improve strength and diminishes the appearance. Arches that intersect a coved ceiling, called lunettes, are commonly used for semicircular windows piercing the coves and are constructed similarly to groin vaults. A dome is a solid structure generated by a base that diminishes in size as it rises to a point at the top. When

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