Monastery ruins
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Lyse Abbey was founded in 1146 and the first monks were brought over here from Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire, England. This was the first Cistercian monastery in Norway and was modeled on others built in England and France. The abbey was dissolved in 1537.
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Monastery ruins
© Sigmund Løland. All Rights Reserved.
Lyse Abbey was founded in 1146 and the first monks were brought over here from Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire, England. This was the first Cistercian monastery in Norway and was modeled on others built in England and France. The abbey was dissolved in 1537.
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Uploaded on April 19, 2016
Taken on June 13, 2016