Poblet Monastery. Chapter room, Gothic art (declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO ).

Poblet Monastery. Chapter room

Poblet abbey (declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO ).

The central armchair is for the abbot, the white monks sit down around him..

The cistercian order began to spread and rule europe in 1113.

Gothic art is characterized by its pursuit of purity and austerity.

Poblet can be counted among the most important monasteries in Europe

 

www.larutadelcister.info/en/poblet

 

whc.unesco.org/en/interactive-map/

 

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