page_title: Transept
hierarchical_section_title: Transept
caption_attribution_description: עברית: טרנספטEnglish: Cathedral ground plan Shaded area: nave Darker shading: crossing Note: This is not an exact representation of the proportions or technical elements.
context_page_description: A transept is a transverse part of any building, which lies across the main body of the edifice. In churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform building within the Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architectural traditions. Each half of a transept is known as a semitransept.
context_section_description: A transept (with two semitransepts) is a transverse part of any building, which lies across the main body of the edifice. In churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform ("cross-shaped") building within the Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architectural traditions. Each half of a transept is known as a semitransept.
caption: Cathedral ground plan. The shaded area is the transept; darker shading represents the crossing.
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