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...

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...

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...

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...

from the sacred spaces to the surrounding grounds is bridged by a tall narthex, from which one may also access the Chapel of All Saints. Outside of the...

later by Byzantine Emperor Justinian (r. 527–565), who added a porch or narthex, and replaced the octagonal sanctuary with a cruciform transept complete...

construct St. John's nave and narthex, along with a pair of towers on the western elevation of the facade above the narthex. The project would cost $1.5 million...