Layout

Nave

The main central space, running from the entrance toward the far end, where the people gather. The word comes from the Latin navis, "ship".

Where to look

The tall central body of the building between the entrance and the crossing or chancel.

Styles

• Romanesque
• Gothic
• Renaissance
• Baroque
• Georgian and colonial
• Greek Revival and Neoclassical
• Gothic Revival
• Carpenter Gothic
• Romanesque Revival and Richardsonian
• Byzantine and Byzantine Revival
• Spanish Colonial and Mission Revival
• Modern

On the drawings

Plan, Cross-section

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