choir loft - a gallery in a church occupied by the choir
gallery - narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade ...
Ante-choir
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ANTE-CHOIR, the term given to the space enclosed in a church between the outer gate or railing of the rood screen and the door of the screen; sometimes there is only one rail, gate or door, ...
Ante-choir, the term given to the space enclosed in a church between the outer gate or railing of the rood screen and the door of the screen; sometimes there is only one rail, gate or door, ...
Choir : The section of a Cruciform Cathedral located between the Nave and the main Altar. But be careful! The exact perimeter of the Choir is often disputable from cathedral to cathedral. By definition: the place where the psalms are sung.
Choir stalls The benches in the chancel where the choristers are seated. Here, instead of facing east as the pews do in the nave, the choir stalls face north or south so that the choristers look across to each other.
Choir (also quire)
The space reserved for the clergy in the church, usually east of the transept but, in some instances, extending into the nave.
Choir - The eastern end of the church from the crossing to the apse.
Clerestory - The uppermost story and the windows in it above the aisles, gallery and triforium.
Crossing - The bay where the nave, choir and transepts meet.
Choir
1) The part of a cathedral, monastic church or collegiate church where services are sung. Often spelled Quire in older books.
2) A group of singers.
Choir stalls
The seats in the choir. Often highly decorated and having misericords.
choir screen - decorated screen of wood or stone separating the choir from the rest of the cathedral.
cinquefoil - in tracery, having five pendants in a circular ring; usually applied to windows and panels. See also tracery.
Choir: Part of the church east of the crossing, usually occupied by the priests and singers of the choir (fig.1). From the Latin chorus for a "singing group." ...
Choir (quire)
Where services are sung, or more generally, the eastern arm of a church.
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.
Choir - The part of a church where divine service is sung, usually part of the chancel.
Westminster Abbey. The choir in 1848.
Choir - The part of a cruciform church east of the crossing.
Clasping - Encasing the angle.
Clunch - Hard chalky material.
Choir.
The part of a church where services are sung. In monastic churches this can occupy the crossing and/ or the easternmost bays of the nave.
Clerestory.
choir: the east end of the crossing occupied by the choir in a monastic church or cathedral; loosely, the eastern arm of a large church.
cinquefoil: with five foils or cusps.
choir
The area of the church between a transept and main apse. It is the area where the service is sung and clergy may stand, and the main or high altar is located.
choir - Believed to be the most important part of the church in early Gothic cathedral architecture. It is the part between the nave and the main altar reserved for the choir and clergy.
Choir stalls. Canopied and carved seats for the choir and officiating clergy in a church.
Cloister. Internal courtyard of a monastery or convent with a portico of slender columns supporting a roof and resting on a low wall.
Choir
part of a Christian church, near the altar, set aside for those chanting the services; usually part of the chancel.
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Furniture: Choir seats - St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
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Choir
- where divine service is sung, usually part of the chancel. See Church Design.
Choir
A square or rectangular area in a church between the apse and the crossing.
Clerestory
A row of windows in the upper part of a wall, especially in a church, to admit light below.
Choir of St. Lazare showing the articulation of the nave wall with classicizing pilasters and arcades. Capitals are variations of Corinthian capitals.
Bay of Choir, Lichfield Cathedral
Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It is the only medieval English cathedral with three spires. Architecturally, the choir (alt. spelling quire) is the area of a chu...
Interior view of choir crypt
Interior view of choir
Interior view of Corona chapel
Interior view of main crossing
Interior view of nave
Interior view of the nave at the southwest corner
Interior view of the second transept ...
It is placed in the most prominent place in the church, usually at the east end, in the choir or sanctuary, facing the main entrance to the church.
chancel The eastern or front end of a church, containing the choir and altar and usually reserved for use by the clergy and choir. chapel A small building or room set aside for worship.
The cathedral of Paris was begun in 1163 with the choir, and completed in 1235 with the raising of the western towers.
This created a spatial distinction between the nave (for the congregation) and the chancel, the space beyond the transept, where the choir (for the monks) and, beyond it, the main altar, were located.
Entry and choir loft of church in photo 4. Choir lofts were often built facing outdoors for purposes of outdoor processions.
6. Tucson, AZ. Mission San Xavier del Bac. Construction began on this Spanish baroque church in 1783.
7. Tucson, AZ.
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.
StallFixed seat in the choir or chancel of a church for the clergy or choir. Usually with armrests, and often framed together.StanchionUpright structural member, of iron, steel or reinforced concrete.
The choir may be located behind the congregation, to one or both sides of the sanctuary, or even on the opposite side of the communion table from the congregation. The choir is most often not in direct sight of the congregation.
The holiest part of a church, where the altar was found, was the chancel or choir / quire. After the Reformation many medieval churches were redesigned, the chancel losing its special status.
Eastern part of a church containing the choir and main altar (sanctuary).
Chantry Chapel
Mediaeval chapel endowed for the celebration (chanting) of masses, especially for the soul of the founder of the chapel.
The semicircular or polygonal termination to the choir or aisles of a church, usually at the east end. A termination of the transept or nave could be given the same name.
St. Denis - Paris - France (1122)
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CHANCELthe sanctuary area in a church, near the altar, used by the clergy and choir
CLAPBOARDthin wood plank siding applied horizontally, one overlapping the next
COLONNADEa row of columns usually supporting the base of the roof structure ...
I joined the Rocky Run Show Choir last school year. I got to practice dancing and singing at the school every day. I love every minute of it. Men in Black is my favorite song.
Ambulatory- Aisleway surrounding choir on East end of Cathedral
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Cruciform- In the shape of a Christian crucifix ...
VESTRY A room attached to a church, where the clergy and choir robe in religious garments.
VOUSSOIR Wedge-shaped stones or bricks in an arch; the centre one is the keystone.
The eastern end of a Gothic church, including choir (quire), ambulatory, and radiating chapels.
Ambulatory - A covered walkway, outdoors (as in a cloister) or indoors: especailly the passwage around the apse and the choir (quire) of a church.
Anchor Bolt - A bolt or threaded rod used to secure the sill to the foundation wall.
Triforium - An arcaded gallery above nave, choir, or transept arches of a church.
Truncate - To cut the top or end off, to lop, to maim.
Truss - Individual section of supportive framework bridging a space.
When Matthias died in 1352, the 23-year-old Peter Parler continued construction. Parler followed Matthias's plans and also added his own ideas. Peter Parler is noted for designing choir vaults with especially strong criss-crossed rib vaulting.
The rood loft or platform was supported above the screen and may have been used to accommodate the organ or choir. It was protected front and back by panelling and the great rood or crucifix would have been fixed to the front.
The Selimiye in Nicosia was a thirteenth-century cathedral (Ayia Sofia) which was converted to a mosque in 1570 by removing the choir and altars and changing the arrangement of windows and doors so that the main entrance was from the north, ...
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