: the main part of the interior of a church
especially
: the long narrow central hall in a cruciform church that rises higher than the aisles flanking it to form a clerestory
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Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2024
In addition to identifying the two sets of remains, researchers have found more than 1,000 fragments of the cathedral’s rood screen, an architectural element that separated the choir from the nave.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
Buried in the cathedral’s nave, researchers announced on Tuesday that the man was celebrated French Renaissance poet, Joachim Du Bellay, who died aged about 35 in 1560.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2024
There were many rooms of acoustic interest, but the one of lasting musical influence is the nave.
—Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
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Interior Design As with most Roman Catholic and Western European churches, the floor plan of La Sagrada Familia is based on a Latin cross, with a long nave intersected by a transept to give the structure its basic cruciform shape.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2024
In addition to identifying the two sets of remains, researchers have found more than 1,000 fragments of the cathedral’s rood screen, an architectural element that separated the choir from the nave.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
Buried in the cathedral’s nave, researchers announced on Tuesday that the man was celebrated French Renaissance poet, Joachim Du Bellay, who died aged about 35 in 1560.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2024
There were many rooms of acoustic interest, but the one of lasting musical influence is the nave.
—Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
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“Nave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nave. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.
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nave
1 of 2 noun
: the hub of a wheel
nave
2 of 2 noun
: the long central main part of a church
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