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Features / Layout

Layout

Crypt

A chamber or set of chambers beneath the main floor, usually under the far end.

Where to look
Steps leading down near the crossing or chancel; small windows at ground level outside.
Styles
On the drawings
Not marked on the drawings.

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Cross-section of a vaulted building with a nave, two aisles and flying buttresses. Each label links to its feature. NAVE AISLE AISLE RoofPinnacleFlying buttressButtressAisleRib vaultClerestoryTriforiumArcadePierNave
Cross-sectionFor orientation: Crypt is not drawn here.