Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Bourges Cathedral' has mentioned 'Nave' in the following places:
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| Contents 1 History 1.1 Earlier cathedrals 1.2 The Gothic cathedral (12thxe2x80x9313th century) 1.3 14thxe2x80x9316th century 1.4 17thxe2x80x9318th century 1.5 19thxe2x80x9321st century 2 Exterior 2.1 Faxc3xa7ade or west front 2.2 Portals 2.3 Towers and the Grand Housteau 2.4 North and south sides 2.5 The Chevet 3 Interior 3.1 Plan and elevation 3.2 Nave and choir 3.3 Chapels 3.4 Lower church and the tomb of the Duke of Berry 3.5 Organ 3.6 Astronomical clock 4 Stained glass 4.1 Grand Housteau and apse 4.2 Windows of the apse ambulatory (13th century) 4.3 Stained Glass Legendary Windows in the Disambulatory (13th century) 4.4 Windows of the nave and choir 4.5 15th- and 16th-century stained glass 5 See also 6 Notes and citations 7 Bibliography 8 External links | WIKI |
| Whereas at Chartres and other High Gothic cathedrals the two collateral aisles were the same height as the nave, at Bourges the collateral aisles were of different heights, rising in steps from the outside aisle to the center. | WIKI |
| The old nave was preserved for a time to allow worship until the new choir was finished in about 1214. | WIKI |
| Then work began on the five vessels, or aisles of the new nave. | WIKI |
| Major work on the nave was finished by 1235, with the installation of the rood screen, which separated the choir from the nave. | WIKI |
| The exceptional height of the Grand Housteau and its rose window announces the great height of the nave behind it. | WIKI |
| The cathedral's nave is 41 metres (135xc2xa0ft) wide by 37 metres (121xc2xa0ft) high; its arcade is 20 metres (66xc2xa0ft) high; the inner aisle is 21.3 metres (70xc2xa0ft) and the outer aisle is 8.6 metres (28xc2xa0ft) high. | WIKI |
| Sexpartite vaults are used to span the nave. | WIKI |
| The height of the nave from the floor to the vaults is 37.15 metres (121.9xc2xa0ft) compared with 33 metres (108xc2xa0ft) at Notre Dame de Paris, 42 metres (138xc2xa0ft) at Amiens Cathedral, and 48 metres (157xc2xa0ft) at Beauvais Cathedral. | WIKI |
| The inner aisle has a higher vault than the outer one, while both the central nave and the inner aisle have similar three-part elevations with arcade, triforium and clerestory windows; a design which admits considerably more light than one finds in more conventional double-aisled buildings like Notre-Dame. | WIKI |
| Nave and choir[edit] | WIKI |
| The central vessel of the nave and choir, looking east The lower collateral aisles The alternating pillars of the nave. | WIKI |
| The nave, between the west end and the choir, where ordinary worshippers were seated, occupied the majority of the interior. | WIKI |
| The central vessel of the nave has three levels; the very high arcade on the ground level; the triforium, a narrow arcade, above it; and, at the top, the upper bays, largely filled with windows. | WIKI |
| In the Middle Ages, the choir was used exclusively by the clergy and was separated from the nave by a decorated rood screen or ornamental barrier. | WIKI |
| The pillars of the choir are slightly thinner than those of the nave, but they blend harmoniously with the rest of the interior. | WIKI |
| Other objects of interest in the lower church include pieces of sculpture the original Jubxc3xa9, or Rood screen, made in Paris in the 1230s, which divided the choir from the nave until the 18th century. | WIKI |
| Windows of the nave and choir[edit] | WIKI |
| Nearly all of the upper windows of the nave and the collateral aisle are filled with grayish grisaille glass, to provide maximum light. | WIKI |
| The Chapel of Notre Dame de Sales, or Chapel of the King, on the south side of the nave near the west front, features a window presenting the twelve apostles beneath elaborate architectural settings (1473xe2x80x9374). | WIKI |
| Double flying buttresses allow for the absence of tribunes and provide equal luminosity throughout the nave and the side aisles. | UNESCO |