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.
Sanctuary
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A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any
Choir (architecture)
…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 sanctuary, which houses the altar and Church tabernacle. In larger medieval churches it contained choir-stalls, seating aligned with the side of the church, so…
The sanctuary at St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
Ajax the Younger violates Cassandra's sanctuary at the Palladium: tondo of an Attic cup, ca. 440–430 BCE
Sanctuary marker (S) at Holyrood Abbey, Royal Mile, Edinburgh
Sanctuary at the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal