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Re: Church design - what is right?
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Wed, 22 Nov 2000 23:43:27 GMT
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Here is a link to a plan diagram of fairly typical cathedral. Cathedrals
derive their plan form from the basilica.
http://www.columbia.edu/courses/corecurriculum/huma-c1121/syllabus95-96/diag
rams/amiens_plan.html
1. Tower should face West (often referred to as the West works)
2. Front door at the West, under the Rose Window
-- the whole West idea has to do with the Sun
3. I have never of the 'weapons house'!
4. See the above link for correct terms
Build On!
John Matthews
Sonnich Jensen <sjensen@novocetec.com> wrote in message
news:G4FFn8.97v@lugnet.com...
> Hello!
>
> I just putted my church online (
> http://www.geocities.com/sonnichj/lego/church.htm ), but that doesn't mean
> that my design will no longer change.
>
> I have had the following questions for a long time:
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> 1.
> The tower is always towards West?!?! My local church points east if I am • right.
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> 2.
> If the doors are not in the tower, then they are at south or north? A • friend
> says South.
> Any chance of doors on the opposite end of the tower?
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> 3.
> The weapons house (correct english) is at the opposite end of the tower • AFAIK.
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> 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.
>
> Best regards
> Sonnich Jensen
>
> PS: from November 23rd please respond to sonnich@my-deja dot com
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| (...) thanks, that's pretty useful. I friend told me that the transepts should be mote towards the tower, and the door on the southern side. He is correct about the door(s), but about the transepts position . I guess it will stay that way. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 23-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 (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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