Word: narthexes
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...opened for the first time. In this room are inscribed the names of all Harvard men who died in the War, in the service of this country or of its allies. The Bacon statuary, of a young soldier dying in his Mothers' arms, is under the dome of the narthex. Under the insignia of the United States that caps the dome, is the seal of Harvard University set in the marble floor. The names of the soldiers appear by departments and classes in bronze gilt letters placed on tablets of travertine...
...will be situated at the east end of the building, and will be separated from the nave by a wooden screen. Daily services will be held in this smaller section. On Sundays the services will be conducted from the nave, while the choir will be behind the screen. The narthex, or memorial room, will be separated by two doors from the body of the chapel...