Cistercian architecture is a style of architecture associated with the churches, monasteries and abbeys of the Roman Catholic Cistercian Order. It was...

The Cistercians (/sɪˈstɜːrʃənz/), officially the Order of Cistercians (Latin: (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic...

A possible timeline of Gothic architecture in Italy can comprise: an initial development of the Cistercian architecture an "early Gothic" phase (c. 1228–1290)...

Abbey of Fontenay, along with other Cistercian abbeys, forms a connecting link between Romanesque and Gothic architecture. In the late 11th century during...

home of approximately 2500 Trappist monks and 1800 Trappist nuns. Cistercian architecture de Ange, Angie (2007). "Oldest Building in the West". Orange &...

period. Maulbronn Abbey is considered a significant example of Cistercian architecture. It was built between the 12th and 15th centuries, and therefore...

only appropriate color for reflection and meditation. Traditional Cistercian architecture also places a high emphasis on white for similar reasons. After...

still retained. It might be severely plain, as in the typical Cistercian architecture, which encouraged no distraction from liturgy and ascetic contemplation...

was a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded by the Cistercian order in 1437 and dedicated to Bernard of Clairvaux, it was suppressed...

of Sermoneta and Ninfa. It is an example of rigorous Romanesque-Cistercian architecture, considered a masterpiece of that style in central Italy second...

Oliva, or simply La Oliva, is a Cistercian monastery in Carcastillo, Navarre, Spain. An example of Cistercian architecture, the buildings have been protected...

birthplace of Renaissance architecture. Arrival of Cistercian and Franciscan architecture (early 13th century) Early Gothic architecture (c. 1228–1290) Mature...

and ruins of Kirkstall Abbey display the beauty and grandeur of Cistercian architecture. Notable churches are Leeds Minster (formerly Leeds Parish Church)...

dedicated to the Virgin Mary and St. Benedict and shares similar Cistercian architecture with both Jerpoint Abbey and Holy Cross Abbey. The abbey is open...

transept that could accommodate more apses that was adopted in Cistercian architecture, and there are more examples of this type of construction. This...

distraction, is an outstanding example of 12th century Cistercian architecture. Like all Cistercian monasteries of the time, Silvacane was sited in a remote...

Villers Abbey (French: Abbaye de Villers) is a former Cistercian abbey located in the town of Villers-la-Ville, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Founded in 1146...

the influence of the Cistercian style diminished and the Czech architecture was then inspired by the French High Gothic architecture. In southern Bohemia...

Lexington, draws upon Cistercian architecture. Universities Collegium Maius in Kraków, Poland. An example of late Gothic brick architecture. Professors lived...

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages...

the year of Cistercian monks arrival in Portugal), Salzedas (started in 1152) and Fiães (started in 1163). In the architecture of Cistercian churches the...

Architecture, 800 to 1200 (NY: Penguin, 1959; reprint, New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 1993). ISBN 0300052987 Maximilian Sternberg, Cistercian Architecture...

The Trappists, officially known as the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Latin: Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae, abbreviated...

(/klɛərˈvoʊ/, French: [klɛʁvo] l’abbaye de Clairvaux; Latin: Clara Vallis) was a Cistercian monastery in Ville-sous-la-Ferté, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Bar-sur-Aube...

walls. The cloister is a noteworthy example of mid-14th-century Cistercian architecture from Matteo Gattaponi [it]. The upper part of the campanile is...

community's first abbot, Dom Paul Couvreur, and is an example of Cistercian architecture. Many of the stained-glass windows were produced by a monk of the...

An architectural style is characterized by the features that make a building or other structure notable and historically identifiable. A style may include...

000-square-foot (930 m2) church was built in 2007, combining traditional Cistercian architecture with Pacific Northwest design elements. As of early 2025, the Abbey...

Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries. The style eventually developed...

churches. They also tend to display a higher level of contemporary architectural style and the work of accomplished craftsmen, and occupy a status both...