...From the west, through the tree portals, we can find the narthex, or porch, of the cathedral. Going forward to the east we can find the nave and a pair of aisles, each aisle at the sides of the nave. Further east, at the middle of the cathedral, we can see the crossing, and to the north and south side of the crossing are the transepts. Eastward, we can spot the chancel, which has a choir at its center and a double ambulatory at its sides. At the chancel, we can also spot the apse, the curving side of the cathedral. At the eastern end of the cathedral, there are five large radiating chapels and three smaller ones, which provides illumination for the eastern...
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