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Aisle & Apse Read the building

Features / Layout

Layout

Transept

The arms that cross the main body at right angles, giving the building a cross-shaped (cruciform) plan.

Where to look
Wings projecting left and right part-way along, often with their own end windows or doors.
Styles
On the drawings
Plan

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Plan of a cross-shaped building from the west front (left) to the apse (right). Each label links to its feature. W E NarthexAisleTranseptAmbulatoryWest frontNaveArcade (piers)CrossingChoirApseChapels
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