Cistercian architecture

Image 13 of 14 from gallery of Italian Cistercian Architecture Through The Lens of Federico Scarchilli. Abbazia di Fossanova

12th Century. One of the most beautiful of all Cistercian abbeys - an inspiration to architects, particularly Le Corbusier.

Cloister, quadrilateral enclosure surrounded by covered walkways, and usually attached to a monastic or cathedral church and sometimes to a college. The term used in a narrow sense also applies to the walkways or alleys themselves (the central area being the cloister garth), in a general sense to

Image 10 of 14 from gallery of Italian Cistercian Architecture Through The Lens of Federico Scarchilli. Abbazia di Valvisciolo

A remote Cistercian abbey in eastern Provence

High altar and reredos of the Cistercian Monastery of Poblet.

Cistercian Architecture: Poblet Monastery, Catalonia #architecture #church #cister #monastery #travel #traveltips

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