The narthex is an architectural element typical of early Christian and Byzantine basilicas and churches consisting of the entrance or vestibule, located...

Ferula narthex is a species of plant native to Afghanistan, Tajikistan, northern Pakistan and Kashmir. Although it is often listed as the source of asafoetida...

name Ferula assa-foetida L. Synonyms Ferula foetida St.-Lag. Narthex polakii Stapf Narthex silphium Oerst. Peucedanum assa-foetida (L.) Baill. Peucedanum...

the principal walls, including the western wall between the nave and the narthex. The great entry portal may also date to the early church as well as the...

has survived. The narthex and the tower were added a few decades later, in order to protect the frescoes on the west facade. The narthex was heavily damaged...

is through a narthex, or entrance hall, which stretches across the building. One of the decorated bronze doors leading from the narthex is the Holy Door...

opens into the narthex. It divides north–south into the outer, or exonarthex and the inner, or esonarthex. The exonarthex (or outer narthex) is the first...

design also includes a wide atrium and a rectangular entrance area, or narthex, marked by two circular turrets. The church has been likened to examples...

was modified five times over the following years, with the addition of a narthex, a choir, and two towers. The design was not finalised until 1777. The...

a designer and also trained at the Bartlett School of Architecture The narthex is a zone of transition from the busy world of everyday life outside, to...