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— Preceding unsigned comment added by Altenmann ( talk • contribs) 08:54, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
Don't most of these features apply to Eastern Catholic churches as well? Shouldn't the title be Eastern Rite architecture or something to that affect? Kevlar67 23:42, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
The explanation for the term "Royal doors" in the main article on that subject is radically different from that given here. And the one originally here seems unlikely to me. If it's the catechumens who are traditionally relegated to the narthex, why would an emperor lurk there and come into the nave only to receive Communion? But I'm no expert on the Byzantine empire and I'm a Western Roman Catholic, so I hesitate to just dump the assertion.
I have had, of course, no hesitation in adding the link, which needs to remain in any case! GeorgeTSLC ( talk) 19:08, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
The term "Royal Doors" is properly used for the doors between the sacristy/altar area and the nave, not as listed, for the doors between the narthex and the nave. In modern times, any visitor to the church may pass from the narthex to the nave. Only priests and deacons may pass through the royal doors to the nave and vice-versa. I do not have a citation, just 20+ years experience as an Eastern Orthodox Christian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.21.148.197 ( talk) 21:50, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
"The nave is the main body of the church where most of the worshippers stand, and the sanctuary is the area around the altar, east of the nave. The sanctuary is usually one to three steps higher than the nave. The Iconostasis does not sit directly on the edge of the sanctuary, but is usually set a few feet back from the edge of the top step. This forms a walkway in front of the iconostasis for the clergy, called a soleas. In the very center of the soleas is an extension (or thrust), often rounded, called the ambon, on which the deacon will stand to give litanies during the services."
This quote from the Iconostasis article does not match this article. The two articles should agree on the dividing point between sanctuary and nave. There are no citations in either direction. TMLutas ( talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by TMLutas ( talk • contribs) 13:38, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
The Russian word "makovka" has nothing to do with poppy. Being a native Russian speaker, I can tell it for sure. It is a slightly archaic word for "top" (in present-day spoken Russian, "makushka"). Please amend this bizarre interpretation. 37.145.40.169 ( talk) 10:54, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
Is there any knowledge about those wires or threads (or whatever they might be called), which on some churches go down from the widest horizontal bar of the cross to the cupola? At least Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki and Saint Basil's Cathedral have those things. 91.154.188.185 ( talk) 06:53, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
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— Preceding unsigned comment added by Altenmann ( talk • contribs) 08:54, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
Don't most of these features apply to Eastern Catholic churches as well? Shouldn't the title be Eastern Rite architecture or something to that affect? Kevlar67 23:42, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
The explanation for the term "Royal doors" in the main article on that subject is radically different from that given here. And the one originally here seems unlikely to me. If it's the catechumens who are traditionally relegated to the narthex, why would an emperor lurk there and come into the nave only to receive Communion? But I'm no expert on the Byzantine empire and I'm a Western Roman Catholic, so I hesitate to just dump the assertion.
I have had, of course, no hesitation in adding the link, which needs to remain in any case! GeorgeTSLC ( talk) 19:08, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
The term "Royal Doors" is properly used for the doors between the sacristy/altar area and the nave, not as listed, for the doors between the narthex and the nave. In modern times, any visitor to the church may pass from the narthex to the nave. Only priests and deacons may pass through the royal doors to the nave and vice-versa. I do not have a citation, just 20+ years experience as an Eastern Orthodox Christian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.21.148.197 ( talk) 21:50, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
"The nave is the main body of the church where most of the worshippers stand, and the sanctuary is the area around the altar, east of the nave. The sanctuary is usually one to three steps higher than the nave. The Iconostasis does not sit directly on the edge of the sanctuary, but is usually set a few feet back from the edge of the top step. This forms a walkway in front of the iconostasis for the clergy, called a soleas. In the very center of the soleas is an extension (or thrust), often rounded, called the ambon, on which the deacon will stand to give litanies during the services."
This quote from the Iconostasis article does not match this article. The two articles should agree on the dividing point between sanctuary and nave. There are no citations in either direction. TMLutas ( talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by TMLutas ( talk • contribs) 13:38, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
The Russian word "makovka" has nothing to do with poppy. Being a native Russian speaker, I can tell it for sure. It is a slightly archaic word for "top" (in present-day spoken Russian, "makushka"). Please amend this bizarre interpretation. 37.145.40.169 ( talk) 10:54, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
Is there any knowledge about those wires or threads (or whatever they might be called), which on some churches go down from the widest horizontal bar of the cross to the cupola? At least Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki and Saint Basil's Cathedral have those things. 91.154.188.185 ( talk) 06:53, 7 October 2018 (UTC)