THE CRYPT
Gozbert's rectangular corridor crypt derives directly from the
schema drawn on the Plan. In contrast to it, however, the longitudinal
arms of Gozbert's crypt did not run along the crossing piers,
but were moved against the outer walls of the church. Moreover,
their entrances lay in the aisles, and the arms cross the transept not
on floor level, but below it. This is a great functional improvement
over the Plan's layout, for it considerably enlarges the space available
to monks in the transept, and eliminates disruption of that
space by passages used by laymen as transits. Another notable
innovation is the introduction of a hall crypt from which laymen
could view the tomb of St. Gall.
