Triforium


noun, plural triforia
[trahy-fawr-ee-uh, -fohr-] /traɪˈfɔr i ə, -ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA). Architecture.
1.
(in a church) the wall at the side of the nave, choir, or transept, corresponding to the space between the vaulting or ceiling and the roof of an aisle, often having a blind arcade or an opening in a gallery.
noun (pl) -ria (-rɪə)
1.
an arcade above the arches of the nave, choir, or transept of a church

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