Porticus
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title:
Porticus
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In church architecture, a porticus is usually a small room in a church. Commonly, porticuses form extensions to the north and south sides of a church, giving the building a cruciform plan. They may function as chapels, rudimentary transepts or burial-places. For example, Anglo-Saxon kings of Kent were buried in the south porticus at St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury, with the exception of Eadberht II, who was buried in a similar location in St Mary's Church, Reculver. This feature of church des
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Architectural element
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porticus
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2024-03-05T07:12:54Z
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