20 suggestions for "religious-architecture"
Aisle (architecture)Part of a church on either side of the nave or choir, separated from them by arcades, colonnades or piers. More generally, a passageway between seats in an auditorium, shelves in a supermarket and so on.
AumbryCupboard or recessed cabinet in the wall of a Christian church, used for storing holy oils or the reserved sacrament.
ChancelPart of a church containing the altar, used by the officiating clergy.
ClerestoryUppermost range of windows in the wall of a church, or a row of windows above eye-level.
CloisterCovered walkway usually set out in the form of a square.
HagioscopeObliquely cut opening in the chancel wall of a Christian church, allowing celebrants in the side chapels to suspend their own services when the parish priest at the high altar reached the point of consecrating the eucharist.
LavatoriumStructure close to the refectory of a monastery, providing washing facilities.
MisericordWooden ledge on the underside of a folding seat in a church, intended to support a member of the congregation while standing.
Monastic grangeMonastic granges were outlying landholdings held by monasteries independent of the manorial system. They could be of six known types: agrarian, bercaries (sheep farms), vaccaries (cattle farms), horse studs, fisheries or industrial complexes.
NarthexVestibule before the main entrance to a Christian church, less sacred than the church proper.
NaveCentral part of a church, used by the laiety.
PiscinaSmall basin in a Christian church used to clean the priest's hands and the sacred vessels used at Mass.
PorticusSide chamber typically added to the north and south sides of early Christian churches to give the building an overall cruciform plan.
PresbyteryPart of the chancel in a Christian church housing the altar, or a residence for Roman Catholic priests.
ReredosLarge ornamented wall, screen, or other structure placed behind the altar in a Christian church.
Rood screenScreen separating the chancel from the nave, typically in late medieval Christian churches.
Round Tower ChurchChurch with a circular tower rather than the more common square tower, mainly found in East Anglia.
SacristyRoom in Christian churches for the storage of liturgical vestments, sacred vessels and parish records.
Sanctuary ringChurch door ornamentation, the grasping of which granted sanctuary to fugitives.
SediliaSeats for the officiating clergy found on the south side of an altar.
Active Unitarian place of worship in Atherton, Greater Manchester that was built in 1721.
Central part of a church, used by the laiety., aisle or gallery of a church or chapel, enclosed by high panelled sides with a hinged door. They were installed in churches and chapels in England and other Protestant countries from the 16th to the early 19th century.[1][2]
