| Poblet Monastery* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, iv |
| Reference | 518 |
| Region** | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1991 (15th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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The Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1151, located in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in Catalonia (Spain). It was founded by Cistercian monks from France. The main architect was Arnau Bargués.
It was the royal pantheon of the kings of the Crown of Aragon since James I of Aragon.
This monastery was abandoned in 1835 and was restored during the 1940s.
This monastery was the first of three sister monasteries, known as the Cistercian triangle, that helped consolidate power in Catalonia in the 12th century. (The other two are Vallbona de les Monges and Santes Creus)
It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, since 1991. The altar (1527) was sculpted by Damián Forment.
Patrons
External links
- Monestir de Poblet (Official website, in Catalan, Spanish and English)
- Adrian Fletcher's Paradoxplace Poblet Pages (photos)
- Monestirs de Catalunya. Poblet (Catalan only)
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Coordinates: 41°22′51″N 1°04′57″E / 41.38083°N 1.0825°E
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