Friday 25 January 2013

Faux-triforium (closed or false triforium ©)

A faux triforium is a row of arcatures aveugles (blind arcatures) between the arcades separating the nef (nave) from the bas-côté (aisle), and the fenêtres hautes (clerestory).
The higher windows form the clerestory, the arcades underneath it the faux triforium.
The photo was taken in the Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption in Gourdon.
See also triforium, faux (synonym) and triforium.



Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - Gourdon

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