No. 1. Ground Plan
| A | Lady-chapel | The principal chapel, usually behind the
high altar, at the extremity or eastern end
of choir, dedicated to Our Lady (Notre
Dame) |
| B | Transept | The middle portion of a church, which projects
at right angles with the main body
of nave and choir |
| C | Porch | Usually the vestibule or receding doorway |
| D | Lantern or crossing | Where the transept crosses and joins choir
and nave, usually with windows, if a lantern
proper |
| E | Choir | That portion of the edifice in which are
stalls for the choristers, and chapter, also
containing the Maître d'Autel |
| F | Ambulatory | The aisles or colonnade which surround
the choir |
| G | Chapels | Literally a small place of worship containing
an altar. In a great church, which
may contain several, they are usually
dedicated to male and female saints |
| H | Nave | The main body of a church, extending from
the choir to the principal façade; i. e.
that part between the outer aisles |
| I | Aisles | The lateral passage on either side of the
nave and separated therefrom by piers
or pillars |
| J | Portal | Literally, the framework of a doorway |
| K | Abside | The domed easterly end of a church |
| L | Sacristy | The apartment in which is kept the church
plate and vestments |
No. 2. Cross Section
No. 3 Interior
| A | Clerestory | The upper range of windows of the nave;
rising above the adjoining portions |
| B | Triforium | Literally, a blind window--a range of
openings, or possibly an arcade-effect
only, coming below the clerestory and
above the lower arches of the nave |
| C | Arch (between nave
and aisle) | Joining the piers or pillars which separate
nave from aisles |
| D | Pillars (of nave) | Commonly called pillars, columns, and
piers, but more often are literally pillars,
being made up of blocks of stone one
upon another |
| E | Vaulting | The stone arched roof |
| F | West wall | Here, in the true Gothic church, is usually
found a rose window, though often obscured
by the organ case |
| G | Arcaded gallery | A feature frequently seen in the interior of
great churches, as distinct from the triforium.
Either decorative or of practical
value |
| H | Pavement | The floor, always of stone, and often of
marble or mosaic |
