Carved stone capital with stylised leaf design, in the Abbey church of St Martin's, or upper church, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The church has 3 naves separated by monolithic columns and barrel vaults, and 3 apses. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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