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Features / Layout

Layout

Choir

The part of the eastern arm fitted with seating for singers, between the crossing and the sanctuary. In large buildings the whole eastern arm is often called the choir.

Where to look
East of the crossing, often with rows of carved wooden stalls facing each other.
Styles
On the drawings
Plan

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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
PlanChoir is highlighted.