ABSTRACT
KING'SCOLLEGECHAPELattheUniversityofCambridgebasoneofthemostbeautiful examplesoffanvaulting.Themainvaultofthechapel,shownhere,wascompletedin1515. Theceilingbasthelongestspanofanyknownfanvaulting:tbedistanceacrosstbeballis12.7 meters.Tberoundedintersectingsurfacesarethemainweight-bearingstructuresofthefan vault.Calledconoids,theyactasshellsinwhichstressesaredistributedfairlyevenly.ThecarvIng,derivedfromthetraceryofstained-glasswindows,servestounifytbebuilding'sinterior.
