Crossing

DEFINITION

The space in a cruciform church formed by the intersection of the nave and the transept.Example: France, Toulouse, St. Sernin, c. 1080-1120, Romanesque cathedral. see thumbnail to rightAn aerial view photograph of St. Sernin from one angle (the tower is of 1250 with its spire of 1478 belongs to the Gothic period) and from another angle.