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(12th - 17th centuries)
The abbey church of Pontigny is one of the most beautiful examples of Cistercian churches to be seen in France. Rarely have the nobility, purity and élan of Cistercian architecture reached such perfection. The second daughter of Cîteaux, Pontigny Abbey was founded in 1114 on the banks of the Serein, on the borders of Burgundy and Champagne, but the present abbey church was built in two stages between 1137 and 1150. Its style is exactly at the transition between...
The abbey church of Pontigny is one of the most beautiful examples of Cistercian churches to be seen in France. Rarely have the nobility, purity and élan of Cistercian architecture reached such perfection. The second daughter of Cîteaux, Pontigny Abbey was founded in 1114 on the banks of the Serein, on the borders of Burgundy and Champagne, but the present abbey church was built in two stages between 1137 and 1150. Its style is exactly at the transition between...
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