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Re: Church design - what is right?
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lugnet.build.arch
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Thu, 23 Nov 2000 08:51:04 GMT
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In lugnet.build.arch, John Matthews writes:
> Here is a link to a plan diagram of fairly typical cathedral. Cathedrals
> derive their plan form from the basilica.
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> http://www.columbia.edu/courses/corecurriculum/huma-c1121/syllabus95-96/diag
> rams/amiens_plan.html
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.
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> 1. Tower should face West (often referred to as the West works)
> 2. Front door at the West, under the Rose Window
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> -- the whole West idea has to do with the Sun
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> 3. I have never of the 'weapons house'!
That's what I knew from Danish. In English it is transept.
> 4. See the above link for correct terms
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> Build On!
> John Matthews
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> 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.
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > 3.
> > The weapons house (correct english) is at the opposite end of the tower • AFAIK.
> >
> > 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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