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The Greek Cross design is a square plan in which the nave, chancel and transept arms are of equal in length. This forms a Greek cross, in the middle of the cross there is generally surmounted a dome which became the common form in the Orthodox Church. The Greek Cross was heavily used by Byzantine architecture and in Western churches. Many churches throughout Eastern Europe and Russia being built using this design. A notable key identifier for churches of the Greek Cross plan often have a narthex or vestibule which stretches across the front of the church. This type of plan was also to later play a part in the development of church architecture in Western Europe, most notably in Bramante's plan for St. Peter's Basilica.