Ambulatory 1325388 220824862 2008-06-21T19:46:03Z William Avery 1398 Disambiguate [[Romanesque]] to [[Romanesque architecture]] using [[:en:Wikipedia:Tools/Navigation_popups|popups]] [[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. {{Commonscat|Ambulatories (church)}} {{Wiktionary}} ==References== *{{1911}} [[Category:Church architecture]] [[ca:Deambulatori]] [[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]]