These beams, known as la foret (the forest) because of their density, formed the cross-shaped roof that ran the length of the central part of the cathedral.

这些因其密度而被著称为 la foret（森林）的梁，组成了横跨大教堂中心部分的十字形屋顶。

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When Henry I died in Lyons-la-Foret, Normandy in 1135 his body was returned to Reading, and was buried in the front of the altar of the then incomplete abbey.

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