Vocabulário Colaborativo em Artes e Arquitetura Cibele A. C. M. Santos, Vânia Mara Alves Lima Vânia Mara Alves Lima Artes, Arquitetura 2017-06-01 2026-05-06 10:36:31 pt-BR altars (religious fixtures) Elevated platforms or constructions upon which religious sacrifice is offered or other religious or spiritual activities carried out. In a Christian church altars are platforms where Eucharistic elements are consecrated, in the ancient tradition of a sacrifice. Includes both indoor small, tablelike fixtures and larger, free-standing, outdoor structures. It consists of a horizontal part, the mensa, placed on various types of supports. For the surface at which communion is celebrated in Protestant churches, use "communion tables." Source: AAT  http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300003725 2020-09-02 13:23:15