crypt, apsis, choir

Pécsvárad - Crypt 2
Tarnaszentmária - Church 2
Pannonhalma - Crypt
Lébény - Church 4
Ják - Church 6
Main nave of the Pannonhalma abbey
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The space under the church in the case of a church with a risen chancel (the cathedrals of Pécs, Veszprém, the churches of Pannonhalma, Tihany, Tarnaszentmária), mainly in the architecture of the Roman age, but these can also be found in modern times. In most cases it is the place where relics were held.

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apsis

A smaller space in the axis of the church, which joins the chancel. Its ground-plan is round and it is covered with a semi-dome. In the figurative sense it is the chancel itself.

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choir

The fixed place of the priests and the schola in medieval churches, generally in the chancel. The elongated ground-plan of chancels was the result of the space demands of monastic orders. At the end of the choir we can find the apsis. The nave of Roman style churches was separated from the choir by the chancel divider, the remains of which can only be found in the museum of the Pécs cathedral.

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