Plans
The triconch layout and elevation of the Church of the Holy Cross at Pătrăuți Monastery, showing the spaces of the pronaos, naos, and altar.
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/patrauti/files/2024/07/Fig-1.6-Church-of-the-Holy-Cross-A4-@-1-250-1-1024x968.jpg)
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Plan and cross-section of the elevation of the church of the Holy Cross at Pătrăuți Monastery, showing the orientation of the church relative to the cardinal directions.
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/patrauti/files/2024/07/Patrauti-4_LIGHT_section-N-S_adjusted_A2_1x40_s3_v1_MDF_s1_v1-883x1024.jpeg)
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The plan of the church of the Holy Cross at Pătrăuți Monastery showing the slight deviation off the east-west orientation.
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/patrauti/files/2024/07/09_Patrauti-9-2_TIPAR_GROUND-PLAN_ORIENTATION_s1_v1-page-001-1024x792.jpg)