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Ages aisles altar arches architect architecture artist Baroque basilica became become belief builders built buttresses called carved cathedral centre century chancel chapels choir Christ Christian church buildings clergy columns communion congregation construction cross decorated designed developed early east Eastern emphasized England Europe example faith figures France front glass Gothic groups imagine important inside interior Italy Jesus later LEFT light look mass means medieval meeting Middle monasteries nave needs organ painted particularly pattern period pilgrim pilgrimage points popular practice pulpit reason reflected Reformation relics religious Renaissance result ribs Roman Romanesque Rome roof round routes screen sculpture seating shape shows side simple sometimes space spire stone stress structural style symbol temple timber tower transept usually vault walls weight wooden worship