Aisle
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AISLE (from Lat. ala, a wing), a term which in its primary sense means the wing of a house, but is generally applied in architecture to the lateral divisions of a church or large building.
aisleless adj
Aisle Dialectal. double rows of wheat sheaves set up to dry.
Example: aisle of wheat, 1817.
Aisles can also be seen in shops, warehouses, and factories, where rather than seats they have shelving to either side. In warehouses and factories aisles may consist of storage pallettes and in factories aisles may separate work areas.
Aisle A passageway between the areas of seating or pews, usually going from the back to the front (west to east) of the building. A church or chapel may have side aisles parallel to the main, central one.
AISLE The main aisle runs laterally down the nave of a church. It is divided from the rest of the nave by rows of pillars or columns, which support the roof or an upper wall containing windows (called a clearstory).
Aisle - The side passage which surrounds the main vessel of the church.
Aisle arches - The arches above the side aisles.
Alter - A table of wood or stone before which divine services are held.
AISLE
Derived from the Latin word ala meaning wing. Describes the part of the church running parallel to the nave and separated from it by an arcade or row of piers.
Aisle
A long, narrow space that is located at the side of, and parallel to, the nave of a church. An arcade of columns or piers usually separates an aisle from the nave. It is sometimes referred to as a side aisle.
Aisle - Space between arcade and outer wall.
Allure - Walkway along the top of a wall.
Ambulatory - Aisle round an apse.
Aisle
The spaces along the sides of the nave or chancel, and separated from it by an arcade. Aisles differ from transepts in being longer E-W than N-S.
Aisle
The portion of a church flanking the nave and separated from it by a row of columns or piers. In general, the space between the arcade and an outer wall.
aisle: a narrow space that provides access through the length of a building, which in a church runs parallel to the nave.
alcove: a recessed space in a wall, sometimes vaulted and originally used for a bed.
Aisle
(Literally ‘A wing') Subsidiary space alongside the nave, choir or transept of a church, separated from it by columns or piers.
Altar.
Aisle
a passageway flanking a central area (e.g., the corridors flanking the nave of a basilica or cathedral).
Alabaster ...
aisle
Open area of a church parallel to the nave and separated from it by columns or piers. The portion of a church flanking the nave and seperated from it by a row of columns or piers. In general, the space between the arcade and an outer wall.
Aisle
Subsidiary space alongside the body of a building, separated from it by columns, piers, or posts....
Apron ...
Side aisle
Aisle(s) to the side of the nave (central aisle)
Illustration from St. Louis RC ...
Aisle
A passageway of a Christian church or a Roman basilica running parallel to the nave, separated from it by an arcade or colonnade.
Ambulatory
A continuous aisle in a building, especially around the apse in a church.
AISLE: The space between two arcades or between an arcade and an outer wall.
ARCADE: A row of arches supported by columns or piers.
BAILEY: The outer courtyard of a castle; also, the wall surrounding the courtyard ...
Aisle
- passages flanking the nave and choir, separated from them by arcades. See Church Design ...
Aisle : Passageways of a church or cathedral, separated from the Nave by rows of pillars; generally running along the north and south sides.
Side Aisles of Sens Cathedral. Note that the transverse ribs and diagonal ribs are semi-circular. This creates a domed effect leading to pockets of space .
Notre Dame de Paris
Facade 1200-1250.
The central aisle of a church where the congregation assembles. In larger buildings this is flanked by two side aisles and sometimes chapels.
Ambulatory- Aisleway surrounding choir on East end of Cathedral
Picture Source
Cruciform- In the shape of a Christian crucifix ...
Interior view of aisle
Interior view of lower chapel
Interior view of nave
New York (New York) ...
Aisle: Open area of a church parallel to the nave and separated from it by columns or piers; Space between arcade and outer wall. Allure: Wall-walk, passage behind the parapet of a castle wall; Walkway along the top of a wall.
An upper story over an aisle, opening on to the nave. gargoyle A grotesque carving, usually in the form of a human or animal, usually at the end of a spout designed to carry rainwater away from the wall of a church.
ambulatory A continuous aisle in a circular building, as in a church. apse A semicircular area; in most churches it contains the altar.
Vaults of various proportions could cover a rectangular or even a trapezoidal bay, so that nave bays could correspond with the narrower aisle bays, and vaulting could proceed around the curved apse without interruption.
The process began at once, and of course with the aisle squares, where the structural problem was simplest.
The sanctuary consists of a small area divided into three aisles parallel to the qibla wall. Initially the mosque would have been covered with a flat hypostyle roof but it is now covered with shallow brick domes.
The general plan of the cathedrals, however, consisting of a long three-aisled nave intercepted by a transept and followed by a shorter choir and sanctuary, differs little from that of Romanesque churches.
That results in a long aisle and pews in the back that are quite some distance from the front.
Narthex - In a Byzantine church, the transverse vestibule either preceding nave and aisle as an inner narthex (esonarthex) or preceding the façade as an outer narthex (exonarthex).
ambulatory - circular aisle which wraps around the apse.
apse - (Lat. apsis, an arch) The semicircular or polygonal termination to the choir or aisles of a church. See cathedral and diagram.
Amiens Cathedral
"Plan of Amiens Cathedral. A, Apsidal aisle. B B, Outer aisles of choir. F G, Transepts. H, Central tower. I J, Western turrets. M, Principal or western doorway. N N, Western side doors. P Q, ...
Nave. The main body or central aisle of a church which may be enclosed by walls (church with a single nave), by columns or by pilasters (church with three or five naves where the central one is usually higher and wider).
Niche. * Aedicule.
Nave: The middle aisle or multiple main aisled part of a church extending from the narthex or main entrance to the choir (fig.1). The congregation usually sits here.
BasementLowest, subordinate storey; hence the lowest part of a classical elevation, below the piano nobile or principal storey.BasilicaA Roman public hall; hence an aisled building, especially a church, with a clerestory, i.e.
Clerestory - the upper story of a church where it rises above the aisle roof. Window openings allow extra light into the interior of the church.
Confessio - A niche for relics located near the altar.
Uppermost storey standing above the aisle roof, pierced by windows, sometimes with a triforium beneath.
Consecration Cross ...
Basilica - An important Roman building type consisting of a large central hall often flanked by side aisles. There were many variations.
Bipedales - Roman bricks measuring two Roman feet a side.
Basilica: a rectangular building with an ambulatory or else a central nave and lateral aisles and lit by a clerestory, the row of windows above the inner colonnades ...
form of timber-framed construction where the roof is supported by curved timbers rising from the walls and not by aisle posts set on the floor
Basinet
close fitting medieval soldier's helmet, with a visor ...
CLERESTOREY The upper part of the church's nave above the aisle roofs, with windows.
Naves are usually tall and open, with lower passages either side, called aisles.
Covers are removable, non ventilating and bolted down to a frame, which has a groove filled with grease. They may be required over a soil drain indoors and are made to resist flooding
Aisle - Subsidiary part of a church or other large building ...
 See also: Architecture, Church, Aisles, Nave, Roman
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