Wechselberger figuration

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Mondsee basilica: Ribbed vault in the central nave with late Gothic vegetal ornaments

The Wechselberg figuration , named after the master builder Hans Wechselberger from Burghausen , describes a form of the ribbed vault in late Gothic churches. The basic elements of this vault configuration are diamonds that are shifted against each other .

history

The Wechselberger figuration is a modification of the choir vaulting of St. Martin in Landshut and appeared for the first time in the church of St. Leonhard ob Tamsweg , consecrated in 1434 and built by Hans Wechselberger and Peter Harperger.

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