TRIFORIUM Definition & Meaning

triforium

[trahy-fawr-ee-uhm, -fohr-]

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noun

Architecture.

plural

triforia

(in a church) the wall at the side of the nave, choir, or transept, corresponding to the space between the vaulting or ceiling and the roof of an aisle, often having a blind arcade or an opening in a gallery.

triforium

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noun

an arcade above the arches of the nave, choir, or transept of a church

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

triforial adjective
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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of triforium¹

1695–1705; < Anglo-Latin, special use of Medieval Latin triforium kind of gallery, literally, something with three openings, equivalent to Latin tri- tri- + for ( is ) opening, door + -ium -ium

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of triforium¹

C18: from Anglo-Latin, apparently from Latin _tri- + foris a doorway; referring to the fact that each bay characteristically had three openings

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The towering Triforium, the art piece that brought music and lighting to the public space, is quiet.

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It opened in 1975 in the Civic Center to attract customers to the new underground mall below it — like the Triforium, a taxpayer-assisted project.

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The Triforium has been the subject of many obituaries, all of them correct in one way or another.

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Before the city embarks on new Olympics-driven arts projects, it should — it should be required to — give the city its money’s worth at last, with the thrill of a consistently working Triforium.

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And on the topic of restoration … the Triforium, oh the Triforium.

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trifolium triform

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