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Features / Layout

Layout

Chancel

The far end of the building beyond the nave, around the altar area. In many small parish buildings it is a separate, narrower and lower room with its own roof.

Where to look
Beyond the nave, often up a step or two, or through an arch (the chancel arch).
Styles
On the drawings
Not marked on the drawings.

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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-sectionFor orientation: Chancel is not drawn here.