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Norman architecture =
The Romanesque archi-
tecture of England from
the Norman Conquest
until the rise of the
Gothic around 1180.
north aisle =
The aisle on the left side
of a church as one faces
the altar; so called be-
cause most medieval
churches invariably had
their sanctuaries at the
east end and the main
doors at the west end.
north aisle
obelisk =
A monumental four-sided stone shaft,
usually monolithic and tapering to a
pyramidal tip. In Egyptian art, such a
shaft is covered with hieroghyphs;
originally erected as cult symbol to
the sun god.
obtuse angle arch =
A type of pointed arch,
formed by arcs of cir-
cles, which intersect at
the apex.
Norman architecture
obelisk
obtuse arch