The Plan of St. Gall a study of the architecture & economy of & life in a paradigmatic Carolingian monastery |
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SALIENT FEATURES OF THE CHURCH
The salient features of the Church of the Plan of St. Gall
are: its extraordinary length of 300 feet; its extended eastern
altar space (fore choir); its elaborate system of crypts
giving access to the relics of the patron saint without
encroaching upon the space required by the monks; its
disengaged crossing; its nineteen altars; its western counter
apse; its two semicircular atria; its detached towers; and
its square schematism.
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