5 - The Great Nave - Function and Mystery

Here we go up into the Nave which presents a magnificence of austere design now, but was once colourfully decorated throughout and here we can trace the evolution of function and form in the first of the seven enclosures that make up the whole.

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The Abbey Cathedral of St Albans
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  1. Starting point - The clocktower
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  2. 1 - Romeland Green with views of the Abbey Gatehouse and East Entrance to Cathedral
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  3. 2 - The Cathedral from outside its Western end
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  4. 3 - The Western entrance and a puzzle in three
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  5. 4 - Inside the Western Doors
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  6. 5 - The Great Nave - Function and Mystery
  7. 6 - The "Lower" Altar and Rood Screen
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  8. 7 - The Abbot's Entryway
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  9. 8 - The Great Crossing - Heart of the Abbey and its functions
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  10. 9 - The High Altar and Great Screen
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  11. 10 - The Sanctuary and Shrine of the Saint
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  12. 11 - The Lady Chapel
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  13. 12 - A view of the Abbey and Cathedral as a whole
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