triforium
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triforia
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Origin of triforium
1695–1705; < Anglo-Latin, special use of Medieval Latin triforium kind of gallery, literally, something with three openings, equivalent to Latin tri- tri- + for ( is ) opening, door + -ium -ium
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A new museum overlooks the nave, through the stone arches of the 13th-century triforium, where monks once did laps in penance.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2019
The triforium is to be converted to create public gallery and exhibition space in what will be the first major addition to the building since 1745.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2014
Huge colored banners had been hung from the triforium and all the candles on the piers were lit.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
Above them was the triforium, a row of arches that went up another twenty feet in front of a narrow passageway.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
The triforium is the gallery you see just above the arches of the nave—between them and the clerestory.
From Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church by Walter Field
In these respects the architect has reversed the old arrangement, as in the original nave the two westernmost bays had open triforia, the others simply containing a shallow arcading.
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