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Features / Layout

Layout

Aisle

A side passage running alongside the nave, separated from it by a row of piers or columns. Large buildings may have two aisles on each side.

Where to look
Lower spaces either side of the nave, behind the row of supports.
Styles
On the drawings
Plan, Cross-section

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Plan of a cross-shaped building from the west front (left) to the apse (right). Each label links to its feature. W E NarthexAisleTranseptAmbulatoryWest frontNaveArcade (piers)CrossingChoirApseChapels
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