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Building a church

Practical questions for communities, priests and architects building or renovating a church: what to decide in advance so nothing has to be redone.

Plan of a church from west to east: porch, narthex, nave under the dome, solea with ambo, iconostasis with three doors, sanctuary with apse, detached bell tower

Parts of a Church: Layout from Narthex to Sanctuary

The parts of a church in plain words: narthex, nave, solea, ambon, kliros, iconostasis, sanctuary, dome and bell tower. What each one is called and what it is for.

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