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TRIFORIUM ARCADES [1 record]

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Record 1 1988-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Styles
OBS

Small arcades of the triforium opened onto the nave, and in some northern churches the outer wall was fenestrated to permit ventilation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Styles en architecture
DEF

Ouverture mettant en communication les tribunes avec la nef.

OBS

Le triforium est formé de deux ou trois baies surmontées d'une voussure faisant office d'arc de décharge (...)

OBS

pluriel : triforiums

DEF

Claire-voie de la galerie étroite ménagée autour du vaisseau central d'une église médiévale, au-dessus des tribunes ou des arcades pour desservir les combes latéraux et faciliter la pose de tentures décoratives.

Spanish

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