Spanish Monastery

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	Prayer Well View of the prayer well. The prayer well is actually the top of a column from a 2nd century Roman temple. Today it serves as a popular spot to be married.
	Romanesque Cloister View of a cloister in the monastery. Notice the vaulted ceilings and other romanesque architectural features along the cloister and throughout the monastery. Romanesque, or Nordic, architecture predated gothic architecture by a couple centuries beomi...
	Romanesque Cloister 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...
	Sculpted Stone above Entrance King of Spain Alfonso VII, atop a castle and two lions scultped into stone above the entrance to the cloisters. The castle, or "castillo" in spanish, represents Castilla or Castile, Spain. In combination with the lion, or "leon" in spanish, both symb...
	St. Bernard Stained glass window featuring St. Bernard. St. Bernard was a French abbot, or head of a monastery, born in the year 1090 in Fontaines, France. After his mother died, he joined the Cistercian order where he would become infamous for his work in the c...
	St. Bernard Coat of Arms The coat of arms of St. Bernard chiseled into a wall of the Ancient Spanish Monastery.
	Stained Glass Detailed view of stained glass in the chapter house window.
	Stained Glass Window Decorative stained glass window.
	Statue of Alfonso VII Statue of Alfonso VII at the end of the cloister. As King of Spain during this time, he was said to have ordered the building of the monastery after his defeat of the Moors. The statue is life-size, with the King standing a mere 5'4''. This height wa...
	Statue of Alfonso VIII Detail view of statue of Alfonso VIII at age fifteen.
	Statue of Alfonso VIII Statue of Alfonso VIII. The doors behind the statue originally led to the stables and fields.
	Telescopic Stained Glass Window Detailed view of the telescopic windows in the chapel of the monastery. The two telescopic windows of the monastery chapel are two out of the only three existing telescopic windows in the world. This stained glass window portrays St. John's vision of...
	The French Alter The French Alter. Today, the alter is a popular place for weddings.
	The French Alter View of the French alter in the Ancient Spanish Monastery.
	The French Alter The French Alter. Today, the alter is a popular place for weddings.
	View of Cloister from Chapel Room View of the cloister from the chapter house. Notice how natural light can fill each room.
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