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apse apse Illustration of a medieval cathedral with a cruciform, or cross-shaped, floor plan, showing labeled sections including nave, aisles, columns, transept, crossing, chancel, main altar, auxiliary altar, and apse. Pumpkin Apse and Barrel Vaults Apse of the church of St. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy, second half of the 6th century. Figure 19: Interior of the church at St. Luke's Monastery looking toward the apse, near Delphi, Greece, c. 1050. Charles Méryon: The Apse of Notre Dame Apse, basilica of S. Vitale, Ravenna, 526–547
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Exterior of a church apse, Chicago.
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The apse of the Gothic cathedral in Bayeux, France.
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Medieval cathedral arranged on a cruciform plan
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Pumpkin Apse and Barrel Vaults
Pumpkin Apse and Barrel Vaults, Arcosanti, near Mayer, Arizona.
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Apse of the church of St. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy, second half of the...
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Figure 19: Interior of the church at St. Luke's Monastery looking toward the apse,...
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Charles Méryon: The Apse of Notre Dame
The Apse of Notre Dame, etching by Charles Méryon, 1855; in the British...
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Apse, basilica of S. Vitale, Ravenna, 526–547
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