Ambulatory
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The ambulatory is the covered passage around a cloister or the processional way around the east end of a cathedral or large church and behind the high altar. The first ambulatory was in France in the
Horton Court ambulatory, c.1527
Ambulatory of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice.
Ambulatory of the Basilica of the National Vow in Quito.
Ambulatory of the Basilica of Saint-Quentin in Saint-Quentin.
Cathedral
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A cathedral is a church that contains the cathedra of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specif
Ambulatory
…The ambulatory (Latin: ambulatorium 'walking place') is the covered passage around a cloister or the processional way around the east end of a cathedral or large church and behind the high altar. The first ambulatory was in France in the 11th century but by the 13th century ambulatories had been introduced…
São Paulo Cathedral in Brazil is a representative modern cathedral built in Neo-Gothic style.
The Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral in Florence in Italy. Its dome by Filippo Brunelleschi, the largest brick dome in the world, is considered a masterpiece of world architecture.
The cathedra of the pope as bishop of Rome, Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
Etchmiadzin cathedral in Vagarshapat, Armenia, believed to be the oldest cathedral in the world.