In basilica plan church architecture, the church doorway was known as the portal. the portal led into the nave of the church. which statement best describes a nave?

I believe the correct answer is a central open space within a church.

The nave (from “navis” meaning “ship” in Latin) represent the central part of a Christian church, which sets apart the laity, as distinguished from the chancel, choir, and presbytery, which are reserved for the choir and clergy. This form of nave was firstly adapted by the early Christian builders from the basilica Roman hall of justice. It was lighted by a row of windows near the ceiling, called the clerestory, and the main, central space was usually flanked on either side by one or two aisles. Other examples of this kind of form of nave are Basilica of St. Peter’s and San Paolo Fuori le Mura in Rome.

photography had emerged as an elite art pursued by a few creative individuals for a few wealthy patrons. but now, said bauldelaire, it was succumbing to "the great industrial madness of our times." it was becoming a mass production industry that catered to middle-class tastes, including a taste for gadgetry. the stereoscope, the first 3d imaging system, had turned looking at photographs into parlor entertainment. a "thousand hungry eyes were bending over the peepholes of the stereoscope as though they were the attic-windows of the infinite.

the style of music that was composed during the classical era was concerto grosso.