A Glossary of Romanesque Architecture
Monday, 28 January 2013
Crypte (crypt)
Underground space, almost always located under the
chœur
(choir).
The crypt often contains
reliques
(relics) of a saint or the grave of a martyr.
In the picture the crypt of the Saint-Philibert in Tournus.
Saint-Philibert - Tournus
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