Materials used in vaults and vault doors have changed as well. Vaulting is also the action of performing a vault. Before leaving, the robbers locked the hostages in the bank vault. She placed first on vault and third on balance beam. The figures were painted before being placed into the vault. NCAA men's Indoor Pole Vault champion. An apse is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault. The Assassins find their way inside an ancient vault, where the Apple is located. She also qualified in fourth place for the vault final. A record 17 athletes qualified for the women's pole vault final. Some jurisdictions require the use of a burial vault or burial liner. The crown of the famous parabolic vault is a hyperboloid. The most common purpose-built structure is a buried, steel reinforced concrete vault or arch. The cranium holds and protects the brain in a large space called the cranial vault. It consists of a round portico with a barrel vault supported by pillars.