Moissac, the Abbey
Moissac, the Abbey
Welcome to the Moissac Abbey, a high place of Romanesque art which has earned it a place among UNESCO world heritage sites. The site began welcoming monks as early as the 7th century, but the marvels that you are going to discover date from the 11th and 12th centuries, the period when Romanesque art was at its peak.Today, the monastery's cloister and the church's great door are renowned throughout the world for the delicacy and magnificence of their sculptures.
 
 
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Moissac, the Abbey
 
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27 mn 11
 
 
1. The cloister
3 mn 24
 
2. The capitals
2 mn 56
 
3. Saint-James and the pilgrims
3 mn 00
 
4. The end of Romanesque Art
2 mn 42
 
5. The Chapter House
3 mn 13
 
6. The Church's Tympanum
3 mn 08
 
7. The Narthex
2 mn 40
 
8. The church
3 mn 23
 
9. The entombment
2 mn 45
 
 
 
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