- n. A semicircular recess, especially at the end of the sanctuary in a church. Often topped with a semicircular dome.
“Abside.” Figures 1-13. Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, Dictionnaire Raisonné de l’Architecture Française du XIe au XVIe Siècle, vol 1, Ernst Gründ, c1854, pages 4-9. Zessn. Web.
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