= tribune, n.2 1 2. Obsolete.

= apse, n., apsis, n.

Architecture. = apse, n. 1.

The semicircular or polygonal apse of a basilica or basilican church, usually domed or vaulted.

The French name of the apsidal termination (semicircular or semipolygonal) of the east end of a church; particularly applied to that of French…

Architecture. A semi-circular or polygonal recess, arched or dome-roofed, in a building, esp. at the end of the choir, aisles, or nave of a…

Architecture. The domed roof of a semicircular apse; also, the apse as a whole.

Architecture. = conch, n. 5; also, a coved ceiling.