transept

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The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends. In Gothic churches these project these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts.

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Each transept projects to the width of two nave bays. Source: Internet

Each transept has an aisle to the east, forming three chapels.sfn The church at Bayham Old Abbey had no aisles in the nave or the choir. Source: Internet

He was buried in the south transept next to the body of Callixtus II. Source: Internet

Noteworthy is the external decoration of the transept and the dome area, with a series of blind arches separated by small columns, clearly reflecting Arabic architectural influences. Source: Internet

Piers that occur at the intersection of two large arches, such as those under the crossing of the nave and transept, are commonly cruciform in shape, each arch having its own supporting rectangular pier at right angles to the other. Source: Internet

Saunders and Chase, p. 65; Fradkin, p. 51 Also in 1860, an abortive attempt at restoring the stone church was the cause of its additional disintegration, forcing the domes over the transept and sanctuary to collapse. Source: Internet

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