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organ loft - a gallery occupied by a church organ
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Loft
- space within a roof. Can often be used in a combination to denote a function, ie pigeon loft, organ loft.
A Laird's loft was a gallery reserved for the laird and his family in a church.

Organ loftIn a church, a gallery in which the organ is placed.OrielA bay window which rests on corbels or brackets and starts above ground level.OverarchAn arch framing an opening in a wall, e.g. a window or door.

Interior view of organ loft
Interior view of rose window, east facade
Interior view of south choir triforium
Interior view of south transept triforium
Interior view #1 of southwest tower
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See also: Church, Arches, Gallery, Architecture, Medieval

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