The transverse arm crossing the nave in front of the chancel, giving the church a cross shape.
Bisericile cu transept au, văzute de sus, formă de cruce latină. La intersecția navei cu transeptul se ridică adesea un turn sau o cupolă.
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- ApseThe semicircular or polygonal end of the church, usually to the east, where the altar stands.
- BaptisteryThe pool in which baptism by full immersion takes place, often behind the pulpit in Neo-Protestant churches.
- Bell towerThe tower or structure in which the bells hang; it can be attached to the church or stand separately.
- CellThe room where a monk or nun lives; also a small hermitage.
- Fortified churchA church surrounded by defensive walls, towers and storerooms, built by Saxon and Székely communities to withstand sieges.
- Monastery, skete, metochionA monastery is a community of monks or nuns; a skete is a small, often remote monastery; a metochion belongs to a larger monastery.