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Westwork
Also called Westwerk
A monumental towered block at the west end of a Carolingian or Romanesque church, with an entrance hall below and a chapel or gallery above.
See also: Crossing
Rules that use the word
The westwork. Mark the west end with a massive, towered block containing an entrance hall below and a chapel or gallery above, rising higher than the nave: a church in front of the church.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Romanesque and Gothic.
A feature of Romanesque architecture.
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