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Features / Walls, arches & windows

Walls, arches & windows

Clerestory

The upper part of the nave wall, standing above the aisle roofs, pierced with windows that light the middle of the building.

Where to look
Inside: the highest row of windows. Outside: windows in the tall wall above the lean-to aisle roofs.
Styles
On the drawings
Cross-section

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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-sectionClerestory is highlighted.