Parts Of A Cathedral Interior
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Parts of a cathedral interior. The topmost part of the church building whose windows illuminate the central portion of the interior space. 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 church may be of any size.
The part of the church usually beyond the transept and in line with the axis of the nave. The transepts give the cathedral its cross like shape. The transepts add extra strength to the building needed to support the weight of the tower and provide space for additional altars.
The area may be higher than the level of the nave. The central locking stone at the top of an arch. A movable work platform made of woven twigs.
Temporary wooden planks or frames used to support the courses or layers of webbing stone until the mortar is dry. Transepts vary in the distance that they extend from the crossing and at some cathedrals extra transepts are built further to the east of the church shown above. 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.