Classical Cloister, Abbaye de Cluny, Cluny, Burgundy, France
Gallery of the Classical Cloister, built from 1750, with monumental staircases leading to the monks cells, at Cluny Abbey or Abbaye de Cluny, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery founded 910 by duke William I of Aquitaine, in Cluny, Saone et Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. Until the 12th century Cluny abbey was the motherhouse for 1, 100 priories and over 10, 000 monks around Europe. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14073078
Media ID
45817991
Size
8268px x 6062px
(10.5MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
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1750 Abbaye Aquitaine Arcade Benedictine Bourgogne-franche-comte Burgundian Cells Cloister Cluniac Cluny Monastic Monks Monumental Motherhouse Priories Saone Saone-et-loire Staircases
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