exonarthex

American  

[ek-soh-nahr-theks] / ˌɛk soʊˈnɑr θɛks /

noun

1. a covered walk, vestibule, or narthex situated before a narthex; an outer narthex.

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Etymology

Origin of exonarthex

First recorded in 1840–50; exo- + narthex

Example Sentences

The exonarthex is also divided in three bays, separated by transverse arches, and communicates with the inner narthex by three doors and with the outer world by a single door situated in the central bay.

From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander

The exonarthex deserves special attentions on account of its façade.

From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander

The exonarthex has disappeared and the old principal entrance is walled up.

From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander

In the case of the doors of the exonarthex a red marble, brèche rouge, is employed, as in the exonarthex of the Pantokrator, another erection of the Comnenian period.

From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander