Moore said it comes down to the lintel, the arch's "spanning feature," or the volume of unsupported rock. "Those that can, by chance of luck, form into these strong lintels, they survive a longer ...

Prior to that time these openings would have at least a carved flat stone lintel, or an ornate brick arch. All this changed in the early 60s with the advent of the "combination lintel".

One day last week, Keeler held up a chunk of the lintel arch that fell off the bell tower in 2018. Repairs were made to prevent other pieces from falling off. This particular section of lintel is ...

Lintels can be a good case to illustrate. In the past, the support above any opening like a door, called as lintel, was achieved by stone, wood, door frame itself or totally avoided by having an arch.

The 1,500-pound lintels from the ninth and 10th centuries hail from protected religious sanctuaries in northeastern Thailand. ... Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza Arch Reopens After $8.9M Restoration.