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Mont St. Michel, Crypt and Choir
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| Title | Mont St. Michel, Crypt and Choir |
| Country | France |
| Province/County | Normandy |
| City | Le Mont-Saint-Michel |
| Continent | Europe |
| Media | architecture |
| Century | 15th Century |
| Subject 1 | Religion, Piety and Spirituality |
| Subject 2 | Arts and Architecture |
| Keywords | architecture, monasteries, church, religious life |
| Description | Mont St Michel, crypte and choir. The crypte des gros piliers, whose thick pillars support the whole east end of the church; built in mid 15th century., almost entirely without decoration, no capitals, but have a certain elegance which distinguishes them from equally massive Romanesque work. The view down in to the choir; new to Mont St Michel were crisp linear mouldings of arcade and finely carved double tracery of triforium. Each of piers rests on one of big pillars of crypt. |
| Original Source | TBCompleted |
| Secondary Source | Ian Richards, Abbeys of Europe, p. 59. |
| Contributors | R. Harold Garrett-Goodyear |
| Format | jpg |
| Slide ID | ae_5 |
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