Romanesque cloister, Sant Pere de Rodes monatery
Romanesque cloister, 12th century, of Sant Pere de Rodes, a Benedictine monastery on the Verdera mountain in the Sierra de Rodes, Puerto de la Selva, Girona, Catalonia, Spain, consisting of an arched colonnade with double columns in plain style surrounding a courtyard. The monastery was founded in 945 by monks who escaped Barbarian invasions with relics of saints, and was eventually sacked in the 17th century and deserted in the 18th century. The Romanesque church was founded in 1022. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13433828
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45110902
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5616px x 3744px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
