Fontenay Abbey
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 | Fontenay Abbey |
| Designer | unknown |
| Location | Burgundy, France |
| Date | 1139 |
| Building Type | monastery |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | -- |
| Architectural Style | Romanesque |
| Street Address | near Montbard, Burgundy |
| Notes | wraps around cloister |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Fontenay_Abbey.html |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Sites | |
| Name | Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay |
| UNESCO State Party | France |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv |
| UNESCO Site ID | 165 |
| Year of Listing | 1981 |
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References
Francis D. K. Ching. Architecture: Form, Space, and Order. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1979. ISBN 0-442-21535-5. LC 79-18045. NA2760.C46. plan, p173.— A nice graphic introduction to architectural ideas. Updated 1996 edition available at Amazon.com
Kenneth John Conant. Carolingian and Romanesque Architecture 800 to 1200. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1959. interior photo showing nave, plate 80.
Henri Stierlin. Comprendre l'Architecture Universelle 1. Paris: Office du Livre S.A. Fribourg (Suisse), 1977. transverse section drawing, p154. plan drawing, p154.
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