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Aisle & Apse Read the building

Features / Layout

Layout

Narthex

An entrance hall or vestibule between the main doors and the nave, running across the width of the building.

Where to look
Just inside the main doors, before the main space opens up.
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
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