Ambulatory
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William Avery
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[[Image:StDenis Chorumgang.JPG|thumb|Gothic ambulatory at [[Basilica of St-Denis|Saint-Denis]]]]
The '''ambulatory''' (Med. Lat. ambulatorium, a place for [[walking]], from ''ambulare'', to walk) is the covered passage around a [[cloister]]; a term applied sometimes to the procession way around the east end of a [[cathedral]] or large church and behind the high [[altar]].
Aisles that line the [[nave]] extend through the transept and continue in a half-circle that runs behind the [[apse]]. Along the ambulatory, there are small [[chapel]]s ([[chantry|chantries]]). This modification by [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] architects allowed visitors to move freely around the altar without disturbing the [[monk]]s' devotions.
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==References==
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[[Category:Church architecture]]
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[[cs:Chórový ochoz]]
[[de:Chorumgang]]
[[es:Girola]]
[[fr:Déambulatoire]]
[[gl:Xirola]]
[[it:Deambulatorio]]
[[nl:Kooromgang]]
[[no:Omgang]]
[[pl:Ambit]]
[[pt:Deambulatório]]
[[sk:Ambit]]
[[sv:Ambulatorium]]