Main or sole church built in conjunction with an abbey
Abbey
A building inhabited by a community of monks or nuns governed by an autonomous leader
Abutment
Solid masonry placed to counteract the lateral thrust of a bridge, arch, or vault.
Altar
A structure on which to place or sacrifice offerings to a deity. In a Christian church the altar is usually a stone table or slab on supports, on which the celebration of the sacrament takes place.
Alure
A passage or gallery behind a parapet at the top of a wall of a fortification.
Ambulatory
A semicircular or polygonal aisle. Often an ambulatory leads around the east end of the choir.
Apse
The semi-circular termination of the east end of the chancel or chapel.
Part of a building which projects prominently from the main facade.
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