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Cloister, Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Montmajour, Provence, France

Barrel-vaulted gallery of the Romanesque cloister, built 1140-1290, with twin columns within transverse arches, at the Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Montmajour, a fortified Benedictine monastery, built from 10th century, in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence, France. The abbey complex includes the 11th century Chapelle Saint-Pierre and hermitage, 12th - 13th century cloister, 14th century monastery and tower of abbot Pons de l'Orme, and a 17th century Maurist monastery designed by Pierre II Mignard. The buildings are listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Barrel-vaulted gallery of the Romanesque cloister, built 1140-1290, with twin columns within transverse arches, at the Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Montmajour, a fortified Benedictine monastery, built from 10th century, in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence, France. The abbey complex includes the 11th century Chapelle Saint-Pierre and hermitage, 12th - 13th century cloister, 14th century monastery and tower of abbot Pons de l'Orme, and a 17th century Maurist monastery designed by Pierre II Mignard. The buildings are listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen