Chapter House, Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet
Chapter House, 13th century, in Late Romanesque and Early Gothic styles, with rib vaults in the shape of a palm tree, and tomb slabs of abbots on the floor, in the Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet, a Cistercian monastery founded in 1151, built by Arnau Bargues in Catalan Gothic style, in Conca de Barbera, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Poblet formed part of the Cistercian Triangle in Catalonia, along with Vallbona de les Monges and Santes Creus, and was the royal burial place of the Aragon dynasty. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13444029
Media ID
45142491
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7087px x 5524px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
