The section of a nave wall above the arcade and below the clerestory. It frequently consists of a blind arcade with three openings in each bay. When the gallery is also present, a four-story elevation results, the triforium being between the gallery and clerestory. It may also occur in the transept and the choir walls.
a galleried arcade at the second floor level, even with the aisle roof. Also called a "blind-storey" - the triforium looks like a row of window frames without window openings.
The middle story of a church, above the Nave and below the Clerestory.
a band of arcading sometimes incorporating a wall passage, above the main arcade and below the clerestory of a church
an arcaded wall passage at a level above the arcade and below the clerestory
Space or passage above the nave arcade, below the clerestory, and extending over the ceiling or vaults of the side aisle (fig.6). A blind triforium does not contain a passageway and blind arches are placed in front of the wall such as at Amiens. A false triforium has arcades which open to the roof. A pierced triforium contains windows in the outer walls of the passageway.
arcaded passage above the aisle opening on to the body of the church; the middle stage between the nave arcade and clerestory
a galleried arcade above the main arches of the nave and below the clerestory. Also called a "blind-storey
The portion of the internal wall of a cathedral above the arcade and below the clerestory that fronts the area above aisles
The middle story, between the aisles and the clerestory, designed as a passage that is screened from the nave with an arcade of columns.
In a church, a passage or gallery above the nave arcade and below the clerestory.
In Gothic architecture, a short passage above the arches of the nave and below the clerestory.