narthexes

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Scope note
Entrance porches in early basilican churches, and for interior vestibules across the western end of later churches. For narthexlike spaces at the west end of some English and French Romanesque and Gothic churches, often used as chapels, prefer "galilees."
narthexes
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024