[DOC] [TLE] Orientation of churches - Wikipedia [PAR] Orientation of churches is the architectural feature by which the point of main 
interest in the interior, where the altar is placed, often within an apse, is towards 
the east (Latin: oriens). The main entrance is accordingly placed at the west end. 
... of all the quarters of the heavens, the east is the only direction we turn to when 
we... [DOC] [TLE] Architecture of cathedrals and great churches - Wikipedia [PAR] The architecture of cathedrals, basilicas and abbey churches is characterised by 
the buildings' .... Cathedrals are also traditionally places of pilgrimage, to which 
people travel from afar to celebrate certain important feast days or to visit the .... 
Many churches of Rome, notably St Peter's Basilica, face the opposite direction. [DOC] [TLE] Church facing East - orientation - Architectural Design Guidelines [PAR] Apr 30, 2012 ... If you are building a new church with a relatively traditional building shape ... 
need to reflect on a church building's orientation  the direction it faces. ... the 
guiding tradition of associating Christ's entrance into the world with... [DOC] [TLE] What are your thoughts? Why do gothic cathedrals face east ... [PAR] Apr 29, 2008 ... Traditionally, the cathedral entrance faces east. ... the coming of the Son of Man 
be, but more importantly to the direction the Jewish high priest... [DOC] [TLE] Treasure of the Cathedral: East Orientation - A Virtual Dominica [PAR] years later by Papal Bull on 30 April 1850, was facing East with the entrance door 
facing ... direction captures the conflation of the two ideas. An oriented church 
is built so that the congregation faces East.  That this is .... That is why, wherever 
possible, we should definitely take up again the apostolic tradition of facing the... [DOC] [TLE] Church Architecture Glossary - Ken Collins' Website [PAR] A glossary of terms relating to internal features and furnishings in church 
buildings. ... altar, while churches in the Reform tradition tend to call it a 
Communion table. ... It can be located just inside the entrance of the church, or in 
the nave in front of ... The wall that the congregation faces during worship is 
called the 'east wall'... [DOC] [TLE] Church facing East - Catholic Answers Forums [PAR] Church facing East Liturgy and Sacraments. ... the direction the church faces 
seems random, can anyone advise? ... The tradition (note the lower case "t") was 
to build churches so that ... Architecturally, whatever direction the building may 
face, we speak of the altar end as "East" and the main entry end as... [DOC] [TLE] Ad Orientem: the Orientation of Gothic Cathedrals of France - arXiv.org [PAR] Rome had the main entrance facing east and an apse with the altar to the west; 
the priest ... century that the position changed, and the priest began to face the 
apse, not the ... orientation of cathedrals is towards the direction of the sunrise. [DOC] [TLE] FAQ-2 - Labyrinth Enterprises [PAR] What direction should the entrance of the labyrinth face? ... Hence, labyrinths in 
Gothic cathedrals, including Chartres, have the entrance facing towards the west
... [DOC] [TLE] Facing East - The Catholic Thing [PAR] Mar 5, 2009 ... Churches face east, toward the rising sun  as eventually .... There is no Tradition 
outside the Church, and to tar those who can ... By extension it is the direction of 
the rising sun, east. .... But the entry way was from the east, and the Most Holy 
Place (the presence of God) was located at the west end. [DOC] [TLE] Inside your Church - Fish Eaters [PAR] The different parts of a Catholic church. ... The direction of the East represents the 
Heavenly Jerusalem, and the direction whence the ... (imagine the front entry of 
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris with its towers and sculpture). ... The podium on 
the left side of the church as you face the Altar (the "Gospel side"), from where the
... [DOC] [TLE] Why Churches Face to the East 'Architectural Design Guidelines 1' [PAR] Why Churches Face to

Question: Traditionally, the entrance of a cathedral faces this direction
Answer: west