nave
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In the nave she will swear an oath on the Saint John's Bible, the first time a new bible has been used since 1945, in what is being seen as a reflection of modernisation.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
As a viewer marches down the nave toward the high altar, the apostles also come into view, on a trompe l’oeil ledge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
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
A crane hoisted them onto the nave of the cathedral, which was devastated by fire in 2019.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024
Meggie could remember how the thin little man had come hurrying up the nave of Capricorn’s church with his pile of books.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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