narthex

Examples of narthex in the following topics:

• The Chora Church in Constantinople

  • Metochites's additions and reconstruction in the fourteenth century enlarged the ground plan from the original small, symmetrical church into a large, asymmetrical square that consists of three main areas: an inner and outer narthex or entrance hall, the naos or main chapel, and the side chapel, known as the parecclesion.
  • There are six domes in the church, three over the naos (one over the main space and two over smaller chapels), two in the inner narthex, and one in the side chapel.
  • In the outer narthex, above the doorway to the inner narthex is a mosaic depicting Christ as the Pantocrator, the ruler or judge of all, in the center of a dome.
  • South dome of the inner narthex depicting Christ Pantocrator surrounded by ancestors. 1310-1320.
  • Inner Narthex, Chora Church, Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey.

• Architecture in the Early Byzantine Empire

  • A long ramp from the northern part of the outer narthex leads up to the upper gallery, which was traditionally reserved for the empress and her entourage.
  • When the church was built, it shared its narthex, atrium and propylaea with another church.

• Gothic Architecture: The Abbey Church of Saint Denis

  • His successor, who completed the western facade and upper stories of the narthex before going on to build the new choir, displayed a more restrained approach to decorative effects, relying on a simple repertoire of motifs, which may have proved more suitable for the lighter Gothic style that he helped to create.
  • Suger's western extension was completed in 1140 and the three new chapels in the narthex were consecrated on June 9th of that year.

• Romanesque Architecture: The Church of Saint-Lazare

  • The plan of the cathedral has a narthex, or antechamber, of two bays topped by two towers, followed by a seven-bay nave flanked by side aisles and a transept with the tower surmounting cross.
  • Each transept projects to the width of two nave bays and the west entrance has a narthex which screens the main portal.

• Architecture and Mosaics in the Middle Byzantine Empire

  • The two churches are connected together by the narthex of the Theotokos and an arm of the Katholikon.
  • The narthex of the basilica is U-shaped and wraps around the western transept.  

• Late Byzantine Art

  • Outer narthex, Chora Church, Constantinople. c. 1310-20.

• Romanesque Painting and Stained Glass

  • The scheme extends to other parts of the church, with the martyrdom of the local saints shown in the crypt and the Apocalypse shown in the narthex.

• Norman Painting

  • The scene extends to other parts of the church, with the martyrdom of the local saints shown in the crypt, and the Apocalypse in the narthex and Christ in Majesty.