Romanesque Cloister

• Description: View of a cloister in the Ancient Spanish Monastery. The architectural structures featured here are characteristic of Romanesque architecture. Cistercian monasteries were characteristic of the other buildings built by the Church during this time. The enormous size and extensive use of stone was typical of many other churches and monasteries.
• Keywords: cloister, architecture, column, stone, arch, Ancient Spanish Monastery, St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church, monastery
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• Source: Florida Center for Instructional Technology, Exploring Florida: Social Studies Resources for Students and Teachers (Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, 2009)

• County: Miami-Dade
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• Date of Photo: 7/31/2007
• Photographer: Roy Winkelman

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