Apse chapel

Apse chapel of the Cathedral of Funchal, Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal.

An apse chapel, apsidal chapel, or chevet is a chapel in traditional Christian church architecture, which radiates tangentially from one of the bays or divisions of the apse. It is reached generally by a semicircular passageway, or ambulatory, exteriorly to the walls or piers of the apse.


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