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The nave (/ neɪv /) is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. [1][2] When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica -type building, the strict definition of the term "nave" is restricted to the central aisle. [1]
The nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church, in Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture. "Nave" (Medieval Latin navis, "ship") was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting. [1]
Occasionally the aisles are as high as the nave, forming a hall church; this is mostly a German type. [16] Many cathedrals have two aisles on either side. Notre-Dame de Paris has two aisles and a row of chapels. In the case of a centrally planned church, the major axis is that between the main door and the altar.
60. Liverpool Cathedral. 1978. Liverpool. United Kingdom. The total external length, including Lady Chapel, is 188.7 m (619 ft). Its internal length is 146 m (480 ft).
The Church of the Nativity, or Basilica of the Nativity, [a] is a basilica located in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine. The grotto holds a prominent religious significance to Christians of various denominations as the birthplace of Jesus. The grotto is the oldest site continuously used as a place of worship in Christianity, and the basilica is ...
Cologne Cathedral. 157.4 m (516 ft) 1880. Cologne. Germany. Catholic. 50°56′28″N6°57′26″E / 50.941147°N 6.957283°E / 50.941147; 6.957283 (Cologne Cathedral) Tallest building in the world 1880–1884; tallest twin tower façade; tallest cathedral in the world; place of the Shrine of the Three Kings.
Church architecture. Church architecture refers to the architecture of Christian buildings, such as churches, chapels, convents, seminaries, etc. It has evolved over the two thousand years of the Christian religion, partly by innovation and partly by borrowing other architectural styles as well as responding to changing beliefs, practices and ...
The vaulted nave reaches an interior height of 44 meters, [12] being the Orthodox church with the highest interior nave and among the highest in the world. With a nave width of 25.2 meters, [3] People's Salvation Cathedral is the church building with the second-widest nave in the world after St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City (27 m). [102]