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Re: Church design - what is right?
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lugnet.build.arch
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Wed, 22 Nov 2000 14:32:34 GMT
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In lugnet.build.arch, Sonnich Jensen writes:
> 1.
> The tower is always towards West?!?! My local church points east if I am
> right.
So then no, the steeple isn't always to the west. :D
Doors are usually at the end of the nave (see below), or at least on one of the
transepts.
> 4.
> Could anyone give the correct English words? Tower, weapon houce (the small
> addition on the side), the ship?!?! (largest part), and the small addition
> at the opposite end of the tower.
Tower is usually called the "Steeple".
The small additions on the sides are called "transepts".
The large middle area is called the "nave".
I *believe* in most churches the addition at the opposite end of the tower is
referred to as a "chapel".
As for what's correct, I personally beleive in Nicolas Hawksmoor's theories on
magnificence and terror. But that's just me.
eric
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| (...) Or bell tower, or campanile, particularly if it isn't attached to the church. (...) These often have a chapel underneath them, but I believe they are called the chancel. If you are refering to the area where the altar is. Amy (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| Hello! I just putted my church online ( (URL) ), but that doesn't mean that my design will no longer change. I have had the following questions for a long time: 1. The tower is always towards West?!?! My local church points east if I am right. 2. If (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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