Choir (architecture)
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A choir, also sometimes called quire, is the area of a church or cathedral that provides seating for the clergy and church choir. It is in the western part of the chancel, between the nave and the san
The choir of Bristol Cathedral, with the nave seen through the chancel screen, so looking west
The eastwards-facing choir of Strängnäs Cathedral, Sweden, during the Easter Vigil.
The Quire in Palencia Cathedral in northern Spain, an example of a monastic quire
Choir stalls at Boston Stump, Lincolnshire. A seat has been lifted to reveal the misericord.
Bristol Cathedral
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Bristol Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Bristol, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bristol. The cathe
The west front of Bristol Cathedral
Original caption: The Cathedral Church of Bristoll South Side'
Bristol Cathedral interior 1872
Plan of Bristol Cathedral published in Encyclopædia Britannica, 1902