Since Vatican Council II there has been a movement to place altars more centrally so that the people were surrounding it. The church is now trying to get back to having all the people face east (liturgically, if not literally) along with the priest so that the altar would be back on the east side of the church.
It doesnt matter what end of the church the altar is in. as long as you worship God, He doesnt care what end of the church you are at. You dont even have to be at church to worship God! you can worship God at home!
The nave
Its called an apse.
Generally, if you are facing the altar of the church, the bride is on the left.
A usually semicircular or polygonal, often vaulted recess, especially the termination of the sanctuary end of a church.
An apse is a wing or recess in a church building that sticks out from the main building. It always has a semicircular end, and is usually situated at the end of the church behind the altar.
A traditional church is designed in the shape of a cross with the altar at the eastern end.
It is placed in the center because Christ himself is the altar the main emphasis in the church.AnswerMost churches have an altar (or 'communion table' ) at the east end of the church. Some modern churches have them at the centre but this is an exception rather than the rule.
Altar.
A priest was standing on the altar in the church.
The opposite of an altar might be a sacrificial table. Also, the altar is in the eastern portion of the church. The portion in the western part opposite to the altar in a church is called the entryway or vestibule.
It is a cloth placed on an altar.