French: absideEnglish translation: apse 
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Architecture / Medieval | | French term or phrase: abside | "La tour carrée à proximité de l’église, dont l’abside du XIIe siècle a été préservée, devait appartenir au château alors que d’épaisses murailles permettent d’imaginer cette cité aux maisons blotties au pied du château."
I know that it is an extension of the church, but is there an exact term in English? Thanks in advance... |
| | Clarification request(s) and responsexxxCMJ_Trans: 3:50pm Feb 8, 2006: this can be found in ANY dictionary, you know -
verslanglais: 4:00pm Feb 8, 2006: Sorry, I guess my dictionary is no good.
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| | apse | Explanation:
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 Miguel Falquez-Certain
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| Eastern vestiges
Explanation:
Depending upon what you have left --a picture would be helpful.
It may just be the hemicycle of the apse; or it might be a bay or two of the choir plus the hemicycle.
That assumes that you do not have a rectangular or square termination on the East end --and that your church is/was "oriented" with its choir towards the East.
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