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ambulatory

In architecture, any part of a building intended for walking around a central space or shrine, such as the aisles of a cathedral or church. The term is used for the lateral or flanking porticos of an ancient Greek temple, and for the cloister of a monastery.
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The nave and transepts are each 16 m wide and are bordered by two 4 m wide ambulatories that open into the main building by a series of arches.
Geology of the Roman Catholic Basilica of St. John the Baptist, St. ... by Pollock, Jeff / Geoscience Canada
The path to the open altar area, well below the floor levels of the side ambulatories, leads downward, so that pews around the altar are higher, subverting the convention of an elevated chancel segregated from the laity.
City of Angels: Rafael Moneo's new cathedral for Los Angeles affirms ... by Lamprecht, Barbara / The Architectural Review
Linear arrangements of reticently designed cases underscore spatial linearity, as do the skylit ambulatories down both sides of the winter garden, from which you can stare through glass at white coated technicians, your scrutiny informed by display cases beneath the windows.
SEEDS OF THE FUTURE by McGUIRE, PENNY / The Architectural Review
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