nave
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Outright splendor gives way to bold-faced promotion in an annex gallery, housed in MAD’s grand, soaring nave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
A second one, focussing on the central nave, is being planned next.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
For example, archaeologist Cédric Moulis of the University of Lorraine painstakingly reassembled dozens of wedge-shaped stones called voussoirs recovered from the collapsed vaulted ceiling over the nave to glean insights into their mechanical properties.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 5, 2024
More than 6,000 tonnes of steel were used to build the nave.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
It wasn’t until 1330 that the nave was finally completed.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
Looming over the colorless town is its hulking circa-1385 monastery, extended in convent courtyards and stately chapels with lofty naves, offering dazzling displays of stained glass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
I’ve seen party tents double as retail shops, church naves, gymnasiums and outdoor living rooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
The figurines have been suspended in nets hanging in the tower and naves of St Giles' Parish Church in Wrexham and will remain in place until January.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2021
The American networks were also largely genial, discussing floral design, Princess Diana, naves and what defines a “morning suit.”
From New York Times ● May 19, 2018
Once in, I paid litde attention to the architecture, although I knew the terms: clerestories and naves were things I’d written papers about.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing nave
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