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Features / Walls, arches & windows

Walls, arches & windows

Triforium

A band in the nave wall between the arcade and the clerestory, usually a row of small arches opening onto a narrow passage or the roof space over the aisle.

Where to look
The middle storey of the nave wall, between the big arches and the high windows.
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-sectionTriforium is highlighted.