capilla mayor chancel

Creator:	Nikki Graham
Language pair:	Spanish to English
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Definition / notes:	Chancel In churches with a historic floor plan, the chancel is the front part of the church from which the service is conducted, as distinct from the nave, where the congregation sits. The chancel is usually an elevated platform, usually three steps up from the nave. In churches with a lecture-hall floor plan, the term sanctuary is often used to mean both chancel and nave because the two are not architecturally distinct. In the historic floor plan, the words chancel and sanctuary are often synonyms. http://www.kencollins.com/glossary/architecture.htm
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