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The transept is the area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform ("cross-shaped") building in

Romanesque 

The transept separates the nave from the sanctuary, whether apse, choir, chevet, presbytery or chancel.

The transepts cross the nave at the crossing, which belongs equally to the main nave axis and to the

transept. Upon its four piers, the crossing may support a spire, a central tower (see GloucesterCathedral) or a crossing dome 

transept, the area of a cruciform church lying at right angles to the principal axis. The bay at which the

transept intersects the main body of the church is called the crossing. The transept itself is sometimes

simply called the cross. The nave of a church with a cruciform plan usually extends toward the west from

the crossing, the choir and sanctuary toward the east. The arms of the transept are then designated by

direction, as north transept and south transept. They may have aisles or not and are generally about the

same width as the nave.

he semicircular or polygonal termination to the choir or aisles of a church. A similar termination is

sometimes given to transepts and nave. The term in ecclesiastical architecture generally denotes that

part of the church where the clergy are seated or the altar placed. It was so called from being usually

domed or vaulted, and was so used by the Greeks and Romans

In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the

central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" (Medieval Latin navis, "ship")

was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting.[1]

The nave of a church, whether Romanesque,

Gothic or Classical, extends from the entry - which may have a separate vestibule, the narthex to the

chancel and is flanked by lower aisles[2]

separated from the nave by an arcade.

Architecturally the central, open space of a church, west of the choir or chancel, and separatedtherefrom by a low wall or screen. It is divided from the side aisles by columns, shafts, or piers, is roofed

with timber or vaulted in masonry, and usually rises above the level of the aisle roofs to provide high

windows for lighting

An aisle is, in general, a space for walking with rows of seats on either side or with rows of seats on one

side and a wall on the other.

19. apse

13. arches

9. buttress A buttress, also called the stapes, is a point of a wall thickening, usually to the outside,

used to transmit lateral loads to the foundation.

3 cimborrio ,,In architecture is called a dome or dome-shaped tower building, usually square or

octagonal, used to enhance a vault. [1] It is an exclusive element of religious architecture, but is in the

temple arches torales on which the dome stands well on scallops or on tubes. The dome is usually a set-

by holes or skylights to relieve their weight and cause the overhead lighting.

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2 decorative arches ,, A Lombard band is a decorative blind arcade, usually exterior, often used during

the Romanesque and Gothic periods of architectur

5 archivolts,, A archivolt is one of the threads or moldings that form a series of concentric arches

decorating the arch of the medieval facades in its outer face, covering his curve throughout its

length and terminating at the fascia. They usually start of a jamb of the porch and on the other end. Common in Romanesque and Gothic.

11.continuous solid wall

12 barrel vault,,, barrel vault, also known as a tunnel vault or a wagon vault, is an architectural element

formed by the extrusion of a single curve (or pair of curves, in the case of a pointed barrel vault) along a

given distance. The curves are typically circular in shape, lending a semi-cylindrical appearance to the

total design. The barrel vault is the simplest form of a vault: effectively a series of arches placed side by

side, i.e., one after another. It is a form of barrel roof .

14 cupula ,, A cupola is a dome-shaped ornamental structure placed on the top of a larger roof or

dome. In some cases, the entire main roof of a tower or spire can be a cupola. More frequently,

however, the cupola is a smaller structure which sets on top of the main roof.

15 tubes,,

16 impost ,,,n architecture, is known generically as Imposta a ledge or overhang that separates the

different floors of a building.

Imposta run, or crown, or belt, the belt is called projection in the outer face of a building indicating the

division of the floors.

Outgoing call also Imposta prismatic rudimentary way of capital that is placed on a pier or pilaster.

In classical architecture, the fascia is the jamb so the capital to the column.

20, Pillar with attached columns,, A column is an architectural vertical and elongated shape that

serves, in general, to support the weight of the structure, but may also have decorative purposes.

Ordinarily, the section is circular, when homer is often called pillar, or pilaster if attached to a

wall. The classical column consists of three elements: based, shaft and capital.

21 Using stones in walls and pillars,,

1,, simple volumes and staggered

4,, Chancellor cornice,,

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6,, apse

10 column attached.

18,, archivolts

17,, quarter sphere vault,, A vault is a piece of masonry or factory curved, used to cover the space

between two walls or a series of pillars aligned.

Structure is very suitable to cover large architectural spaces with small pieces. Its geometry can be single

or double curvature. In modern buildings the term is applied to curved roof structures, in which the

thickness is very small compared with the width and length, also called shell or shells.

7,,transept

8, narrow and flared vain,, said of the walls are oblique and has more light to the other side of the wall.

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dentify the parts of the romanesque church.

define the terminologies.

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