Choir (architecture)
AREA OF A CHURCH OR CATHEDRAL
Choir loft; Quire (architecture); Choir stalls; Choir stall; Choir-stalls; Chorus (architecture); Choir (Architecture); Choir enclosure; Choir-loft
A choir, also sometimes called quire,OED, "Choir" is the area of a church or cathedral that provides seating for the clergy and church choir. It is in the western part of the chancel, between the nave and the sanctuary, which houses the altar and Church tabernacle.