| Domes, squinches, pendentives, fan vaults and cross vaults combine to create a renewed awareness of historical possibilities. |
| Despite its small scale, Hammam Ammouneh presentsa rich variety of domes and squinches, typical ofits historical era. |
| These wall-paintings appear on the facade of the gateway, in the squinches of the domical ceiling, and the soffit of the main passageway ceiling. |
| But two years ago King took the plunge and commissioned local architect Christopher Haas to create two sets for Triangle of the Squinches. |
| The transition to the dome is achieved with trilobed squinches at the corners, mirrored with trilobed blind arches above the side niches. |
