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Features / Walls, arches & windows

Walls, arches & windows

Gallery

An upper floor over an aisle or across the back, open to the main space. Georgian and colonial buildings often have balcony galleries on three sides.

Where to look
An upper level of seating or arches looking down into the main space.
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: Gallery is not drawn here.