A narthex is part of which type of building?
Narthex Narthex The narthex is an architectural element typical of early Christian and Byzantine basilicas and churches consisting of the entrance or lobby area, located at the west end of the nave, opposite the church's main altar. Traditionally the narthex was a part of the church building, but was not considered part of the church proper. In early Christian churches the narthex was often divided into two distinct parts: an esonarthex (inner narthex), between the west wall and the body of the church proper, separated from the nave and aisles by a wall, arcade, colonnade, screen, or rail, and an external
Dharamshala (type of building) in publications, and on the Internet. Regardless of spelling variations, however, it is that the correct native pronunciation is with the "sh" sound (). Therefore, the spelling variant that is most common and most concordant with standards of transcription and native pronunciation is 'Dharamshala'. The official Indian English spelling is 'Dharamshala'. It is both written and pronounced as "Dharmaśālā" in Nepali. Dharamshala (type of building) A dharamshala, also written as dharmashala ( "dharmaśālā") is a Hindu religious resthouse. In Sanskrit, Dharma means religion, and "shala" means "sanctuary" hence dharamshala is a 'religious sanctuary' or rest-house for pilgrims, that is primarily