Westwork of Essen Cathedral
A westwork (also westwerk) is the monumental, west-facing entrance section of a Carolingian, Ottonian, or Romanesque church. The exterior consists of multiple stories between two towers.
westwork
From German Westwerk, an entrance area at the west end of a church with upper chamber and usually with a tower or towers. It is normally broader than the width of the nave and aisles. Westwork is sometimes used synonymously with narthex.
Westwork
In a Carolingian or Romanesque church, the towerlike west end, often containing an entrance vestibule surmounted by a large room open to the nave. Image courtesy of Gail Gould ...
westwork: the two-storey towered west end of a Carolingian or Romanesque church with an upper room open to the nave.
ziggurat: a temple-tower, e.g. the Tower of Babylon, with stepped storeys linked by ramps.
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Westwork
from the German Westwerk, the western front of a church, containing an entrance and vestibule below, a chapel or gallery above, and flanked by two towers.
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Westwork
In German Romanesque, a monumental entrance to a church consisting of towers, with a chapel above.
Ziggurat
In ancient Assyria and Babylonia, a tower in the shape of a stepped pyramid. It formed the base of a temple.
westwork (from German Westwerk): An entrance area at the west end of a church with upper chamber and usually with a tower or towers. It is normally broader than the width of the nave and aisles.
Although narthex is sometimes used synonymously with westwork, a narthex is usually more open and often has only one story in contrast to the more closed westwork with a large open chamber on the upper level.
westwork In German Romanesque, a monumental entrance to a church consisting of porches and towers, with a chapel above. Back to Top
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vestry Room in a church where the clergy and choir dress and the vestments are kept. westwork (German: westwerk). Wide entrance area at the west end of a church, usually with an upper chamber and at least one tower.
 See also: Church, Roman, Nave, Romanesque, Architecture
  
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