noun
- a gallery or arcade above the arches of the nave, choir, or transept of a church
Usage: architecture
Examples
- The medieval cathedral featured an elegant triforium with delicate stone tracery.
- Visitors can climb to the triforium for a better view of the church interior.
- The triforium’s arched openings allowed light to filter into the nave below.
- Gothic architects often decorated the triforium with intricate carved details.
- The restoration project included repairs to the damaged triforium stonework.
- From the triforium, one could observe the entire congregation during services.