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NARTHEX (Gr. vapOr7E, the name of the plant giant=fennel, in Lat. ferula) , the name applied in architecture, probably from a supposed resemblance in shape to the reed-like plant, to the long arcaded porch forming the entrance into a Christian church
narthex or vestibule
church
Byzantine
narthex formed part
ritual meaning but was introduced as a western transept to give more importance to the west end. One of the finest examples to be found in England is that of Ely cathedral
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