Tipología de cúpulas tabicadas. Geometría y construcción en la Valencia del siglo XVIII

Abstract

In the context of tile vaults, domes are distinguished by its architectural importance and special features. The proposed constructive typology has been made from a series of tile domes where restoration works have been carried out. This fact has made it possible to define its construction detail and geometry. The results obtained situate them as extremely thin shells, with thickness close to the limits. These are representative of hundreds of domes built in the eighteenth century, focused in the city of Valencia, where experience in building tile vaults is proven since the end of the fourteenth century. However common features make the study applicable over the Hispanic area and in a wide period since the beginnings, in the sixteenth century, to the latest contemporary achievements.