Crossing (architecture)
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A crossing, in ecclesiastical architecture, is the junction of the four arms of a cruciform church.
Crossing and lantern tower, Rouen Cathedral
Crossing with dome, Florence Cathedral, Florence
Crossing tower, Canterbury Cathedral
Flèche above crossing, Notre-Dame de Paris
Transept
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A transept is a transverse part of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In cruciform churches, particularly within the Romanesque and Gothic traditions of Christian church ar
Crossing (architecture)
…cross-shaped) church. In a typically oriented church (especially of Romanesque and Gothic styles), the crossing gives access to the nave on the west, the transept arms on the north and south, and the choir, as the first part of the chancel, on the east. The crossing is sometimes surmounted by a tower or dome. A…
South transept at Kilcooly Abbey, County Tipperary, Ireland
Vault of the northern semitransept of Saint Catherine's Old Church, Żejtun, Malta