Choir Stalls

Some articles on choir stalls, choir:

Johann Joseph Christian
... His masterworks are considered to be the choir stalls in Zwiefalten Abbey and Ottobeuren Abbey ... received a commission to work in Zwiefalten Abbey, where until 1755 he created the choir stalls and numerous stucco figures for the high altar and nave and side chapels, working alongside the painter Franz Joseph ... once again Fischer and for which Christian created the choir stalls, with gilded reliefs, and the organ reliefs ...
Choir (architecture) - Seating
... The choir area is occupied by sometimes finely carved and decorated wooden seats known as choir stalls, where the clergy sit, stand or kneel during services ... The choir may be furnished either with long benches (pews) or individual choir stalls ... The use of choir stalls (as opposed to benches) is more traditional in monasteries and collegiate churches ...
Basilica Church - Architecture - Internal Features - Choir Stalls and Organ
... The term "choir" is used in three distinct ways in relation to cathedrals ... As well as the architectural use, it pertains to the choir of "choristers", often men and boys, that sing at the services ... It is also the term used for that section of the church where the choir sits, and where choral services take place ...
Architecture Of Cathedrals And Great Churches - Internal Features - Choir Stalls and Organ
... The term "choir" is used in three distinct ways in relation to cathedrals ... As well as the architectural use, it pertains to the choir of "choristers", often men and boys, that sing at the services ... be fixed seating in this area, called "choir stalls" which also provided seating for the cathedral clergy and some congregation ...

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