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 greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts
structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles
If you were to look at the Sanctuary from above, you would notice that the pews are arranged in a shape like a cross The pews in the horizontal arms, or "transept" of the cross are called (appropriately) the transepts The pews on the east arm of the cross shape are called the "East Transept" and the pews on the west arm of the cross shape are called the "West Transept "
In a cruciform church, the 'arms of the cross' The section of the church projecting to the north and south which separates the choir or apse from the nave
Saint James is built in a cruciform, or cross-like, shape with the two arms of the cross being called Transepts
the arm of a cruciform church, perpendicular to the nave The point where the nave and transept cross is called the crossing Beyond the crossing lies the sanctuary, whether apse, choir, or chevet
In a cathedral or church, the transept is the part which projects to the north or south of the main part of the building. one of the two parts of a church that are built out from the main area of the church to form a cross shape (transeptum, from trans- + septum ( SEPTUM)). Area of a cruciform (cross-shaped) church lying at right angles to the principal axis. The bay at which the transept intersects the nave is called the crossing. The nave of a church with a cruciform plan usually extends west from the crossing, the choir and sanctuary east. The arms of the transept are designated by direction, as northern transept and southern transept
In a church, a projecting space that is perpendicular to the nave; the nave and transepts intersect at the crossing to produce a cruciform plan
An open hall that passes in a perpendicular manner through the nave of a church near the apse end, producing a cruciform ground plan
In Gothic churches these project these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept