Monastery · France · Restored
Royal abbey of Fontevraud
The Royal Abbey of Fontevraud is a large medieval monastic complex founded in 1101 near Chinon in the Loire Valley. Its central features are the abbey church and surrounding conventual ranges — dormitories, cloisters and administrative buildings — historically housing the Order of Fontevraud and, later, serving other uses.
First raised
1101
Its prime
1189
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1189
The shape it held in its prime.
A sprawling, enclosed monastic complex in pale Angevin limestone with long steep slate roofs and multiple two-storey ranges around a rectangular cloister. The abbey church presents a high gabled nave, a large central tower above the crossing, and a simple west portal. Arcaded cloister galleries open onto a grassed quadrangle; surrounding buildings include polygonal turrets and continuous slate rooflines. The whole sits inside low enclosing walls with paved courtyards and service ranges.
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8 places to explore in 1189.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Royal abbey of Fontevraud — including 4 interiors: nave of the abbey church, choir with the royal gisants (painted tomb effigies), crossing beneath the central tower and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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