A hall church is a church with nave and side aisles of approximately equal height, often united under a single immense roof. In Romanesque and Gothic Christian Abbey, Cathedral Basilica and church Architecture, the nave is the An aisle is in general a space for walking with rows of seats on either side or with rows of seats on one side and a wall on the other

In contrast to a traditional basilica, which lets in light through a clerestory in the upper part of the nave, a hall church is lit through windowed side walls typically spanning the full height of the interior. The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basiliké Stoà, Royal Stoa) was originally used to describe a Roman Clerestory (ˈklɪə(rstɔəri lit clear storey, also clearstory, clearstorey, or overstorey) is an architectural term denoting

This form of church construction reached its height in the late Gothic period, especially in German Sondergotik. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Sondergotik ( German for "special Gothic" is the style of Late Gothic architecture prevalent in Austria, Bavaria, and Bohemia

St. Wolfgangskirche, Schneeberg

Stadtkirche, Bad Hersfeld

A completely separate 20th-century usage employs the term "hall church" to mean a multi-purpose building with moveable seats rather than pews and a chancel area which can be screened off, to allow use as a community centre during the week. Bad Hersfeld is a Spa town and the capital of the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in the north-eastern region of Hesse, Germany. This was particularly popular in Britain in inner city areas from the 1960s onwards.

Contrast: Church hall. A church hall is a room or building associated with a church, general for Community and charitable use.