Building · Lazio
Abbey of Saint John in Argentella – Virtual Tour 360°
The Abbey of Saint John in Argentella is a religious complex in the countryside of Lazio, in central…
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Building · France
Abbey of Saint-Gilles
A monastery in southern France traditionally founded by Saint Giles, this UNESCO-listed abbey is a significant waystation on…
Abbey · France
Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou (1005–1009): a Count Had This Mountain Monastery Built to Atone for the Murder of His Son
Guifred II, conte di Cerdagna, fece costruire questo monastero romanico tra il 1005 e il 1009, a oltre…
Abbey · France
Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa (840–878): the Cloister Taken Apart Stone by Stone and Rebuilt in New York
Dopo la dispersione post-rivoluzionaria delle pietre del monastero, lo scultore americano George Barnard nel 1907 pagò 100.000 dollari…
Building · Emilia-Romagna
Abbey of San Benedetto in Alpe (11th century): the Acquacheta Waterfall and the Lines of Dante’s Inferno
Sull’Appennino tosco-romagnolo, dove il Montone precipita da una balza in un’unica lama bianca, un villaggio è cresciuto intorno…
Building · Emilia-Romagna
Abbey of San Colombano at Bobbio (614): the Carolingian Scriptorium Where Irish Monks Copied the Oldest Manuscripts in Italy and the Merovingian Crypt of Saint Columbanus (Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna)
Un monaco irlandese arrivato a piedi dall'Irlanda fondò qui nel 614 il monastero che sarebbe diventato la più…
Building · Abruzzo
Abbey of San Giovanni in Venere (11th century): the Benedictine Abbey on the Adriatic Promontory with the Great 13th-Century Romanesque Portal and a View over the Sea at Fossacesia (Chieti, Abruzzo)
Il nome “in Venere” non è un'aggiunta medievale: qui dove ora si erge l'abbazia benedettina c'era un tempio…
Building · Toscana
Abbey of San Miniato al Monte (1018): the White-and-Green Marble, the Apse Mosaic and the Romanesque Crypt Above Florence – Virtual Tour 360°
Si sale per una scalinata di cipressi e all’improvviso c’è Firenze tutta sotto, e davanti la facciata a…
Building · Lombardia
Abbey of San Pietro di Breme (10th century): the Oldest Crypt in the Lomellina and the Legacy of Novalesa
Dal treno per Mortara la Lomellina è tutta risaie e cielo basso; poi, a Breme, sotto il pavimento…
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