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Example sentences for: nave

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The Roman basilica’s long colonnaded nave leading to an apse gave way to the Greek cross with a central space surrounded by arches and topped by a dome.
In the interior, left of the center nave, notice an 11th-century pulpit standing on a Christian sarcophagus of the Roman era.
One result is that Maderno’s porticoed façade and nave obstruct a clear view of Michelangelo’s dome from the square.
The subdued and mystical light of the low vaulted nave evokes the sober piety of the Franciscan tradition.
Half-size but still massive enough — inside, the nave is 109 m (328 ft) long, the transept is 73 m (220 ft) long, and the vault of the dome is 83 m (250 ft) high.