PARTS OF A BASILICAN CHURCH

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ATRIUM

OPEN FORECOURT SURROUNDED BY ARCADES

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NARTHEX

LOCATED BETWEEN THE ATRIUM AND THE CHURCH, WAS USED BY PENITENTS.

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NAVE

SEATING AREA FOR THE WORSHIPPERS

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AISLES

LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE NAVE

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CANCELLI

  • CHANCEL

  • LOW SCREEN WALL ENCLOSING THE CHOIR


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AMBO

  • PULPIT

  • PLACE WHERE THE PRIEST REQDS THE GOSPEL AND DELIVERS THE HOMILY


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TRANSEPT

SIDE PROJECTIONS OF THE CHURCH

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BEMA

RAISED PLATFORM ON THE ALTAR

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ALTAR

PLACE WHERE THE PRIEST OFFICIATES THE MASS

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BALDICHINO

ERECTED ON COLUMNS OVER THE ALTAR

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APSE

IS A CIRCULAR TERMINATION OF THE CHURCH

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ARCH OF TRIUMPH

LOCATEED ABOVE THE ALTAR AND BEFORE THE APSE, GLORIFYING THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN BEAUTIFUL MOSAIC