The tower was built towards the end of the 13th century, not in the usual position at the west end of the church but to the north of the west bay of the north aisle, separated from it by a distance of 6 feet.
It looked like a map of an actual store, with aisles separating big rectangular departments labeled with names like "health/beauty," "books" and "sporting goods".
Each involved a system of radiating chapels (to accommodate more priests during mass), ambulatories (arcaded walkways for visiting pilgrims) around the sanctuary apse, and large transepts (transverse aisles separating the sanctuary from the main body of the church).
There are three aisles separated by columns with galleries above and great marble piers rising up to support the dome.
In plan it is almost square, but looked at from within, it appears to be rectangular, for there is a great semidome at east and west above that prolongs the effect of the roof, while on the ground there are three aisles, separated by columns with galleries above.
Both side aisles are separated from the main aisle by pillar files, consisting of four columns and two half columns.
My aisle-mate, separated from me by a wide armrest, drank several glasses of red wine, and only spilled part of the last one on my leg.
The nave and aisles are separated by painted marble-effect stone Doric columns, which were originally partly panelled, They support a horizontal entablature rather than the more usual arches.
At the 50-yard line, an aisle will again separate fans wearing the colors of two teams playing Saturday for the 106th time, a border clash now called the AT&T Red River Rivalry after naming rights were sold a few years ago.
Leaning on each other or the glass shields separating seat from aisle.
