What is the area behind an altar called?

In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building.

What is an artwork that is placed behind an altar in a church called?

Altarpiece
An altarpiece is an artwork such as a painting, sculpture or relief representing a religious subject made for placing at the back of or behind the altar of a Christian church.

Is displayed above or behind an altar?

altarpiece, work of art that decorates the space above and behind the altar in a Christian church.

What is a church vestibule?

In Roman Catholic and some Anglican churches the vestibule has a practical purpose. It is usually a spacious area which holds church information such as literature, pamphlets, and bulletin announcements. It also houses the holy water for worshippers.

What is the top of an altar called?

ciborium
A canopy placed over an altar is called a ciborium (a word of which “civory” is a variant form) or baldachin. Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s St. Peter’s Baldachin is the most famous of these structures. Early extant ciboria in Ravenna and Rome usually consist of four columns topped by a pyramidal or gabled roof.

Is a frame or shelf enclosing decorative panels above and behind the altar?

(a frame or shelf enclosing decorated panels or revered objects above and behind an altar).

What is an entrance room called?

A foyer is a large entrance, like the foyer of a building that you enter before you reach the elevators. Sometimes a foyer is also called a “lobby.” Foyer originally was a term in French that referred to the room where actors waited when they were not on stage.

What is the name of the cloth on the pulpit?

An altar cloth is used in the Christian liturgy to cover the altar. It serves as a sign of reverence as well as a decoration and a protection of the altar and the sacred vessels.