Nave
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The nave is the central part of a church, stretching from the main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in
The nave of the Saint-Sulpice Church in Paris
The nave of the Santa Monica Parish Church in Sarrat, Philippines
A fresco showing Old St Peter's Basilica, built in the 4th century: the central area, illuminated by high windows, is flanked by aisles.
Late Gothic fan vaulting (1608, restored 1860s) over the nave at Bath Abbey, Bath, England. Suppression of the triforium offers a greater expanse of clerestory windows.
Cologne Cathedral
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Cologne Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is a renowned monu
Cathedral façade
Early Christian testimony: Baptistery east of the cathedral choir
Ottonian architectural drawing: Hildebold Cathedral in the Hillinus Codex
Legendary relic: St. Peter's staff from the Cologne Cathedral treasury