西方古代建筑穹窿的演变及其意义

Innovation and Significance of the Cove in Ancient Architecture in the West

穹窿作为西方古代建筑的一种屋顶形式,它的演变,经过了由简单到复杂,由单层到多层,由朴素到华丽,由内部到内外并重的发展过程;它的意义体现在不仅实用,而且还具有更为深层的象征天宇、表达尊贵的意义上。

As a kind of roof form of the ancient architecture in the West,Cove has innovated from being simple to complicated,from single layered to multilayered,from austerity to luxuriance,from concerning inner side to stressing both inner side and outside;it not only indicates basic functional significance,but also the meaning for symboling the sky or showing the noble.