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nave of San Miniato al Monte

Medieval cathedral arranged on a cruciform plan

Bayeux, France: Gothic cathedral

Vatican City: St. Peter's Basilica

Westminster Abbey: choir

Amiens Cathedral: nave

New Abbey: Sweetheart Abbey

Figure 37: Laon cathedral, begun c. 1165. (Right) Nave, afterc. 1165.

Nave of the church at Monte Cassino Abbey

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architectural function in basilica
- In basilica
building construction
- In construction: Stone construction
church architecture
- In church

Article Contributors

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Media added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Oct 19, 2016
	Media added.	Chelsey Parrott-Sheffer	Apr 08, 2009
	Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Nave.	Shiveta Singh	Dec 18, 2007
	Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Nave - Church Architecture.	Gloria Lotha	Sep 21, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998