Sacristy In historic church architecture, the sacristy is the room or closet in which communion equipment, linen, and supplies are kept. It is usually equipped with a sink.
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Altar - the holiest part of a church. In the medieval period the altar was a table or rectangular slab made of stone or marble, often set upon a raised step.
In church architecture the principal examples are:
Henry VIIs Chapel at Westminster (1503)
King's College Chapel, Cambridge
St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
the old schools at Oxford.
in church architecture, an elevated stand, surrounded by a parapet and often richly decorated, from which the preacher addresses the congregation.
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In church architecture, an arcaded gallery above the arches of the nave.
In the interiors of medieval churches each bay of the nave wall customarily had three divisions in its height:
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In historic church architecture, the front part of the church from which the service is conducted, as distinct from the nave, where the congregation sits. The sanctuary is usually an elevated platform, usually three steps up from the nave.
Gallery - In church architecture, an upper storey over an aisle, opening on the nave. Also called a tribune and often, wrongly, a triforium.
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The first sign of Gothic design in church architecture was the incorporation of pointed windows instead of the traditional round ones. The glazing bars of the round headed arch were simply replaced by interlaced glazing to support the pointed arch.
A major topic of consideration in this course will be the development of Christian church architecture. It is important to understand that there was a profound change in conception of the Christian church after Constantine's patronage of Christianity.
American architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue revolutionized church architecture, popularized Hispanic styles, and went on to explore classical forms. Learn about architect Bertram Goodhue.
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(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a bulb-shaped dome characteristic of Byzantine and Russian church architecture
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Gallery. A long room or corridor, usually on the upper floor and extending the full length of a building. In church architecture, an open upper storey over an aisle.
The west door of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France is a fine example of Early Gothic architecture (begun 1160). The period saw the introduction of Islamic influence in Christian church architecture, such as the ogival (pointed) arch.
AMBULATORY An aisle around the apse at the east end of a church. None of the listed building churches in Ashfield are big enough to contain an ambulatory, but the term is common in church architecture and so is here for completeness.
In the contect of church architecture in the TransCaucasus, the height of the chancel is sometimes interpreted as indicating the affiliation of those who worshiped within it.
Introduced to late 19th- and early 20th-century Britain as an alternative to Gothic, usually for church architecture; often called Neo-Byzantine.Cable mouldingA moulding like twisted strands of a rope; also called rope moulding.
Carpenter Gothic: Nineteenth-Century Ornamental Houses of New England. New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1978.
Stanton, Phoebe B. The Gothic Revival and American Church Architecture: An Episode in Taste, 1840-1956.
He also designed or influenced the design of many other English churches. Among other innovations, Wren introduced the single square tower belfry with tall spire that became the hallmark of church architecture in England and the United States.
 See also: Church, Architecture, Roman, Gothic, Medieval
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