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Also known as apsis

thumb|Typical early Christian Byzantine apse with a hemispherical semi-dome in the [[Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe]] thumb|Typical floor plan of a cathedral, with the apse shaded In architecture, an apse (: apses; from Latin , 'arch, vault'; from Ancient Greek , , 'arch'; sometimes written apsis; : apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome, also known as an exedra. In Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic Christian church (including cathedral and abbey) architecture, the term is applied to a semi-circular or polygonal termination of the main building

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An apse is a semicircular or polygonal recessed area in a building, typically covered with a curved vault or dome, that commonly appears at the end of Christian churches. It matters in architecture because it became a distinctive and characteristic feature of Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic church design.

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