nave
A nave is a long, solemn corridor piercing the heart of a church yet resembling a device of torture testing the fervor of faith. Each step along its length leaves the worshiper wandering the line between sacred procession and tourist promenade. Its ornate decorations silently lament being admired by cameras more than prayed to. With every stride, it is burdened by the weight of tradition, functioning as the running machine of ecclesiastical architecture.