Hall church facts for kids
A hall church is a type of church building. The term "hall church" is about the architecture of the building. Most very large churches and cathedrals are built with a long part where people sit, called the "nave". On each side of the nave is a lower "aisle". Between the nave and the aisles are rows of columns. Above the columns are windows which let light into the nave. In a hall church, there are no windows above the columns. The nave and the aisles are about the same height.
Famous cathedrals which are hall churches are Milan Cathedral in Italy, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna and Bristol Cathedral in England.
The term was first used in the mid-19th century by the German art historian Wilhelm Lübke.
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Saint Thomas Church (Strasbourg) is the only hall-church in Alsace. It is a Protestant church today.
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The main Church in Tulln, Austria.
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Guadix Cathedral, the southernmost medieval hall church
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Temple Church, London
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Temple Church, aisled hall 1240
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St Nicholas, Monnickendam, NL
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St Nicholas, Monnickendam, North Holland, aisles C16
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St Andrew's, East Allington, Devon
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Fort George, Highland Council Area, Chapel 1716
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Fort George Chapel, flat ceilings at almost equal levels
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Pseudo-basilica, the central nave extends to an additional storey, but it has no upper windows.
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Basilica, the central nave extends to two storeys above the lateral aisles, called gallery and clerestory.
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Franciscan Church, Berchtesgaden
, with two equal naves
See also
In Spanish: Iglesia de salón para niños