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What is an archivolt?

What is an archivolt? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (architecture) An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
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The great portal on the west is richly decorated in the archivolt.
We come now to the most interesting portion of the whole east end, the archivolt at the end of the northern aisle.
Construction technique, the way the ashlars are worked and the profiles of an archivolt are the only means of dating the discovered walls, and thus the entire building.
The grisaille paintings portray archivolt figures as well as saints in scenes which parallel the main motifs.
The recessed entry is located in the tower, and has a round arch with decorative archivolt molding.
In the Romanesque and Gothic styles, the archivolt frames the tympanum, a richly sculpted panel.

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