Parts Of A Cathedral Interior
The transepts add extra strength to the building needed to support the weight of the tower and provide space for additional altars.
Parts of a cathedral interior. Find over 100 of the best free cathedral interior images. The topmost part of the church building whose windows illuminate the central portion of the interior space. A movable work platform made of woven twigs.
The typical cathedral contains a narthex at the entrance three aisles with the central being the nave a transept that gives the church its cross shape an open choir where the nave and transept. The part of the church usually beyond the transept and in line with the axis of the nave. The church may be of any size.
These include st peter s basilica notre dame de paris cologne cathedral salisbury cathedral prague cathedral lincoln cathedral the basilica of saint denis santa maria maggiore the basilica of san vitale st mark s basilica westminster abbey saint basil s cathedral antoni gaudà s incomplete sagrada famÃlia and the ancient cathedral of hagia sophia in istanbul now a mosque. Free for commercial use no attribution required copyright. The home church of a bishop which contains the cathedra or bishop s chair.
Temporary wooden planks or frames used to support the courses or layers of webbing stone until the mortar is dry. The transepts give the cathedral its cross like shape. The central locking stone at the top of an arch.