What does «arquitectura adintelada» mean in Spanish?
- The type of architecture, or construction, that utilizes the use of lintels to cover spaces in buildings is called lintel architecture (architraved), or linteled construction. It is applied to the architecture that is based on the use of the lintel and of columns or right feet, the linteled arch is constituted by straight lines. It is opposed to the vaulted structure, the latter uses arches and vaults in the construction of its buildings. In the lintel system, buildings are supported almost entirely by walls or pillars that give them a robust external structure.