Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay

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The Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay is a remarkably well-preserved 12th-century monastic complex in Burgundy, France, renowned as one of the oldest and most complete Cistercian abbeys in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cistercian abbey
Romanesque architectural complex
UNESCO World Heritage Site
monastery
architecturalStyle Romanesque
associatedWith Cistercian reform movement
buildingMaterial local stone
centuryOfConstruction 12th century
consecrated 1147
country France
currentUse cultural heritage site
tourist attraction
designPrinciple functionalism
simplicity
floorPlanType Latin cross
followsRule Rule of Saint Benedict NERFINISHED
founded 1118
foundedBy Saint Bernard of Clairvaux NERFINISHED
hasPart abbey church
chapter house
cloister
dormitory
forge
gardens
monastic buildings
refectory
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France
UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn Burgundy NERFINISHED
Côte-d’Or department NERFINISHED
commune of Marmagne NERFINISHED
near Montbard NERFINISHED
notableFor austere Cistercian architecture
being one of the most complete Cistercian abbey complexes in Europe
being one of the oldest Cistercian monasteries in Europe
exceptional state of preservation
originalFunction monastic community
ownership privately owned
periodOfSignificance Middle Ages
region eastern France
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder Cistercian Order NERFINISHED
roofType stone vaulting
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria criterion (ii)
criterion (iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageID 165
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1981

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World Heritage Sites in France includesSite Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay