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Ideal Plan for the monastary
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Architecture
Undergraduate 2
03/23/2009

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monastary
Definition
building reserved for prayer
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bascillica
Definition
roman court building
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st. benedict
Definition
made a book with a set of rules for running a monastary community
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nave
Definition
central approach to the higher alther
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apse
Definition
semi circle recess covered witha hemisphirical vault
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cloister
Definition
covered walkway with an open collenade on one side
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westwork
Definition
monumental westfacing entrance section
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refectory
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cafiteria
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what are the main componants of a monastary and whay is the function of each
Definition
school, hospitals, hotels, courtyard-a place to worship saftely and to be self-sefficiant
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