Chapter House, Abbaye de Cluny, Cluny, Burgundy, France
Chapter House with multimedia displays for visitors, open to the Great Cloister, 18th century, at the Abbaye de Cluny or Cluny Abbey, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery founded 910, in Cluny, Saone-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The chapter house was used for meetings and readings and could hold up to 250 monks. The original medieval cloister was replaced by a large one in classical style from 1750, with monumental staircases leading to the monks cells. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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1750 Abbaye Benedictine Bourgogne-franche-comte Burgundian Cells Chapter Cloister Cluniac Cluny Displays Meetings Monastic Monks Monumental Multimedia Readings Replaced Saone-et-loire Staircases Vaulted
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