apsidal chapel
1Chapel — • When St. Martin divided his military cloak (cappa) and gave half to the beggar at the gate of Amiens, he wrapped the other half round his shoulders, thus making of it a cape (capella). This cape, or its representative, was afterwards preserved… …
2Apse Chapel — • A chapel radiating tangentially from one of the bays or divisions of the apse, and reached generally by a semicircular passageway, or ambulatory, exteriorly to the walls or piers of the apse Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apse… …
3Apse chapel — An apse chapel, in church architecture, is a chapel radiating tangentially from one of the bays or divisions of the apse. It reached generally by a semicircular passageway, or ambulatory, exteriorly to the walls or piers of the apse. In plan, the …
4Medici Chapel — The dome of the Cappella dei Principi dominates the San Lorenzo architectural complex. For more details on this topic, see Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence. The Medici Chapels (Cappelle medicee) is a structure in the Basilica of San Lorenzo,… …
5Holy Trinity Chapel, Capesthorne — Holy Trinity Chapel, Capesthorne …
6Architectural development of the eastern end of cathedrals in England and France — The larger medieval churches of France and England, the cathedrals and abbeys, have much in common architecturally, an east/west orientation, an external emphasis on the west front and its doors, long arcaded interiors, high vaulted roofs and… …
7Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
8Gloucester Cathedral — Infobox UK cathedral building name =Gloucester Cathedral infobox width = image size = caption =The western end of the cathedral map type = map size = map caption = location =Gloucester full name =Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and… …
9Gothic architecture — See also: Gothic art The western façade of Reims Cathedral, France …
10Henry Yevele — (c.1320 1400) was the most prolific and successful master mason active in late medieval England. The first document relating to him is dated 3 December 1353, when he purchased the freedom of London. In February 1356 he was sufficiently well known …
