Naves
Proper noun
Meaning
Naves (plural Naveses)
A surname.
Naves
plural of Nave
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Examples
As centuries passed, the buildings had increasingly oriental appearance and similar structures: mosques with rectangular plans, divided into naves with pillars, as well as a wide use of horseshoe-shaped arches.
A number of 11th-century churches have naves distinguished by huge circular columns with no clerestory, or a very small one as at St Philibert, Tournus.
Three naves in the Great Basilica are covered with mosaics of very rich floral and figurative iconography ; these well preserved mosaics are often regarded as fine examples of the early Christian art period.
These buildings had long naves and small rectangular chancels; porticus sometimes surrounded the naves.
While barrel vaults and groin vaults are typical of Romanesque architecture, ribbed vaults were used in the naves of two Romanesque churches in Caen, Abbey of Saint-Étienne and Abbaye aux Dames in 1120.