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Parts Of A Church

This page shows in graphic form the vocabulary for the main parts of the plan of a typical church.

Map types

Examples

The construction plan of the churches can vary dramatically. Some examples from the five volumes of Die kirchliche Baukunst Abendland Georg Dehio and Gustav von Bezold (Verlag der Buchhandlung Cotta'schen, Stuttgart, 1887-1901).

Abbey of Cluny , Saone-et-Loire , France

Abbey of Clairvaux , France	Abbaye de Fontenay , France	Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay , Yvelines , France	Cathedral of Soissons , Aisne , France
St. Elisabeth Cathedral in Koice , Slovakia	Church of St. Barbara in Kutna Hora , Czech Republic	Church of Lneburg , Lower Saxony , Germany	Church of Beeskow , Brandenburg , Germany
Cathedral of Szczeciski Stargard , Poland	Church of Berchtesgaden , Bavaria , Germany	Church of Our Lady of Trier , Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany	Cathedral of Wrzburg , Bavaria , Germany
Church of Our Lady of Lbeck , Schleswig-Holstein , Germany	Saalkirche of Ingelheim , Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany	Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls , Rome	Abbaye Notre-Dame de La Couronne , Charente , France - late ^twelfth century

Christian architecture in the Middle Ages , Section Shot of church

Architecture of churches
Parts of the plan of a church	Apse Antglise aisle Chapel apse Bedside Choir Belltower Collateral transept Crypt Ambulatory Arrow Jube Western Massif Narthex Nave Parvis Lantern Tour Transept Span
Buildings	Baptistery Plan basilica Campanile Chapel Cloister
Architectural Elements	Arc buttress Arc-Doubleau Marquee Chimera Column Buttress Gargoyle Header Mascaron Pinnacle Rose Trumeau Eardrum Vault
Furniture	Baptismal Iconostasis Jube Beam glory Reliquary Altar Stalls Vitrail
Styles	Early Christian art romanesque architecture Gothic Architecture Architecture Christian Middle Ages Baroque Architecture