, Slovakia]] (illustrated) and Palatine Chapel in Aachen are two most
famous palatine chapels of Europe.]] tradition, the chapels were built
underneath city gates, where most people could visit them. The most famous
example is the Iberian Chapel.]]
A chapel is a holy place or area of worship for catholics, sometimes small
and attached to a larger institution such as a large church, a college, a
hospital, a palace, a prison or a cemetery, sometimes large and unattached
to another building.
Architecturally, a chapel may be a part of a large church set aside for
some specific use or purpose: for instance, Gothic cathedrals typically
have a "Lady Chapel" in the apse, dedicated to Mary; parish churches may
have a "Blessed Sacrament Chapel" attached to the main church where the
Eucharist is kept between services.
In the Catholic Canon Law a chapel, technically called an "oratory" is a
space dedicated to the celebration of services, particular
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