The semicircular or polygonal end of the church, usually to the east, where the altar stands.
Bisericile ortodoxe românești au adesea plan triconc: o absidă a altarului la răsărit și două abside laterale (la nord și la sud), care dau bisericii forma unei treflă. În bisericile gotice, absida altarului este poligonală, cu ferestre înalte.
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- Altar curtain (Armenian)In Armenian churches the raised sanctuary is closed not by an iconostasis but by a curtain drawn at certain moments.
- BaptisteryThe pool in which baptism by full immersion takes place, often behind the pulpit in Neo-Protestant churches.
- Bell towerThe tower or structure in which the bells hang; it can be attached to the church or stand separately.
- CellThe room where a monk or nun lives; also a small hermitage.
- Choir stall (strana)The wooden stalls in the church; the cantors sing from the stalls in front of the iconostasis.
- Deacons' DoorsThe two side doors of the iconostasis, used by deacons and servers; archangels are usually painted on them.