Cistercian monastery ruins (Est. 1132) (Abbaye d'Orval)
A huge ruin occupies a large part of the site, it still shows the enormous size. Because of its exceptional beauty and special architecture, the Monastery of Orval is also called the 'Versailles of the monasteries'. Wenceslaus I (first Duke of Luxembourg) was buried here in 1383.
The construction of a church and a small village started shortly before 1070. Around 1252 the monastery was destroyed by a fire, the reconstruction took a century. During the 15th and 16th centuries, several wars took place between France and neighboring regions (Burgundy, Spain), during which the abbey was again destroyed and rebuilt in 1637. From 1759, great plans were started with the complete renovation of the abbey, of which only part was realized. In 1793 the abbey was finally destroyed by the French revolutionary troops and was sold as a national asset and served as a quarry for a century.
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Abbaye d'Orval - Monastery
The Abbaye d'Orval (Est.1070), an ancient Cistercian monastery founded in 1132 in the Gaume region of Belgium, located in Villers-devant-Orval, part of Florenville in the province of Luxembourg. The abbey is still in use and well known for its history and spiritual life but also for its local production of Orval the best Trappist beer of Belgium and a specific abbey cheese.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orval_Abbey.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Florenville #Belgium / #Abbayed'Orval #monastery / #ruin
Cistercian monastery ruins (Est. 1132) (Abbaye d'Orval)
A huge ruin occupies a large part of the site, it still shows the enormous size. Because of its exceptional beauty and special architecture, the Monastery of Orval is also called the 'Versailles of the monasteries'. Wenceslaus I (first Duke of Luxembourg) was buried here in 1383.
The construction of a church and a small village started shortly before 1070. Around 1252 the monastery was destroyed by a fire, the reconstruction took a century. During the 15th and 16th centuries, several wars took place between France and neighboring regions (Burgundy, Spain), during which the abbey was again destroyed and rebuilt in 1637. From 1759, great plans were started with the complete renovation of the abbey, of which only part was realized. In 1793 the abbey was finally destroyed by the French revolutionary troops and was sold as a national asset and served as a quarry for a century.
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Abbaye d'Orval - Monastery
The Abbaye d'Orval (Est.1070), an ancient Cistercian monastery founded in 1132 in the Gaume region of Belgium, located in Villers-devant-Orval, part of Florenville in the province of Luxembourg. The abbey is still in use and well known for its history and spiritual life but also for its local production of Orval the best Trappist beer of Belgium and a specific abbey cheese.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orval_Abbey.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Florenville #Belgium / #Abbayed'Orval #monastery / #ruin