ARTH198 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Apse, Clerestory, Transept
1 Feb 2017
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Church- the principal christian religious building, used in public worship, with a central apse for auditory functions, side aisles for processions and an altar in an apse. Fastigium- a window of appearances where the ruler assumes a divine semblance. Propylon- an ancient egyptian freestanding monumental gateway before the pylon of a temple. Semidome- a half-dome such as the covering of an apse. Coffered- a square or polygonal decorative panel embossed into a ceiling or arch. Hippodrome- an ancient roman garden in the form of an oblong with one curved end. Cathedral- a bishop"s church usually the principal church in the city. Aisle- a lateral division of a christian church or an ancient roman basilica parallel to the central nave and separated by colonnades. Basilica- the form of an early christian church, oblong, with a high, clerestory nave ending in an apse, flanked by two lower aisles and covered with a timber roof.
