AP Art History

Answer: A - The ambulatory is the passageway around the apse of the church.

Key Takeaway: The ambulatory is the covered passageway around the altar or apse of a church (otherwise known as a cloister). All along the ambulatory, there are typically small chapels called chantries, which were added by architects during the Romanesque period. This allowed visitors to move freely around the altar without disturbing the devotionals of the monks.