Keystone, Cloister, Fontevraud Abbey, Loire Valley, France
Sculpted keystone with initials RF, (Republique Francaise), the only republican symbol at Fontevraud, 1883, in the West gallery of the main Grand-Moutier Cloister, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cloister was originally Romanesque but was rebuilt in the 16th century. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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