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Features / Walls, arches & windows

Walls, arches & windows

Arcade

A row of arches carried on piers or columns. Inside, the arcade is usually the row dividing the nave from an aisle.

Where to look
The ground-level row of arches down each side of the nave.
Styles
On the drawings
Cross-section, Plan

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Cross-section of a vaulted building with a nave, two aisles and flying buttresses. Each label links to its feature. NAVE AISLE AISLE RoofPinnacleFlying buttressButtressAisleRib vaultClerestoryTriforiumArcadePierNave
Cross-sectionArcade is highlighted.