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architectural zone

Nave

The longitudinal central aisle or principal congregational space of a basilica; it should not be treated as automatically identical to the naos of every Byzantine church.

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Architectural location

Longitudinal central aisle of a basilica such as Saint Catherine’s at Sinai.

Liturgical function

Carries congregational movement along the entrance-to-sanctuary axis.

Iconographic convention

Wall programs can flank the nave; the architectural term should not be substituted for naos in every church form.

Surviving monument evidence

Sinai and Sant’Apollinare Nuovo preserve basilica naves with major image contexts.

Reconstruction boundary

BIU009 keeps nave and naos separate to avoid flattening plan types.

Uncertainty

Terminology can overlap in modern description, so source wording governs each monument.

Portable-icon / later-practice boundaryPortable icon type or later Orthodox practice does not establish an original church position. Placement requires source-backed monument or relationship evidence.
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Figures + iconography

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History + chronology

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Places + monuments

1 direct
Mount Sinai / Saint Catherine’s Monastery← contains-zone · source-backed

Zones + spatial models

1 direct
Basilica Church Plan← uses-zone · source-backed
Two-step navigation

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  1. Figures + iconographyTwo-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
  2. Decoder + visual grammar
    Nave← contains-zoneMount Sinai / Saint Catherine’s Monasterypreserves-context-forIcon
    Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
  3. Materials + makingTwo-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
  4. Materials + makingTwo-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
  5. History + chronologyTwo-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
  6. History + chronologyTwo-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
  7. Zones + spatial models
    Nave← uses-zoneBasilica Church Planuses-zoneApse
    Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
  8. Zones + spatial modelsTwo-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
Spatial source trail

Sources supporting this profile.

Smarthistory
Art and architecture of Saint Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai
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Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna
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text-reference-only; image rights vary by credited work
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2 bounded direct results · 11 bounded two-step paths · 1 navigation theme

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Basilica Church PlanNave ←uses-zone— Basilica Church Plan · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-510.Mount Sinai / Saint Catherine’s MonasteryNave ←contains-zone— Mount Sinai / Saint Catherine’s Monastery · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-603.
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  1. Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
  2. Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
  3. Navecontains-zoneMount Sinai / Saint Catherine’s Monasterypreserves-context-forIcon
    Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
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Connected record

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Basilica Church Plan
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Mount Sinai / Saint Catherine’s Monastery
source-backed · Smarthistory

Source trail

Smarthistory
Art and architecture of Saint Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai
Open source ↗
text-reference-only; image rights vary by credited work
Smarthistory
Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna
Open source ↗
text-reference-only; image rights vary by credited work

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