All chapels, churches and cathedrals are oriented, east-west so the sun rises and light comes through the stained glass in the nave.
That puts your convent oriented in the wrong direction. You also left out the trancepts which is the short arms of the cross. Yeah, churches are in the shape of a cross. You needed to research the architecture a bit. I learned this in art history about 50 years ago. The narthex is the west end of the long axis, and the Nave is the east end where the high altar is located and most of the stained glass. They did that for the effect of catching the rising sun.
if you want to be historically accurate, you might want to fix your diagram.
I'm sure everything you said is true, but Hanavee's symbol is not a cross ;) Seriously though, I appreciate the input and enjoy learning about history, architecture, and culture.
Wow, it's funny. After listening to the show the map makes perfect sense but that's not at all how I had it laid out in my mind while listening.
ReplyDeleteSometime I wonder about that kind of thing - especially with the large scale world maps!
ReplyDeleteAll chapels, churches and cathedrals are oriented, east-west so the sun rises and light comes through the stained glass in the nave.
ReplyDeleteThat puts your convent oriented in the wrong direction. You also left out the trancepts which is the short arms of the cross. Yeah, churches are in the shape of a cross. You needed to research the architecture a bit. I learned this in art history about 50 years ago. The narthex is the west end of the long axis, and the Nave is the east end where the high altar is located and most of the stained glass. They did that for the effect of catching the rising sun.
if you want to be historically accurate, you might want to fix your diagram.
Oh, also you have the high altar in the narthex, it should be in the nave.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure everything you said is true, but Hanavee's symbol is not a cross ;) Seriously though, I appreciate the input and enjoy learning about history, architecture, and culture.
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