Abbaye de Sénanque
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Abbaye de Sénanque is a 12th-century Cistercian monastery in Provence, France, renowned for its Romanesque architecture and surrounding lavender fields.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abbey of Sénanque | 1 |
| Sénanque Abbey | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cistercian monastery
ⓘ
Roman Catholic monastery ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
active monastery
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ tourist site ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Cistercian abbey ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1148 ⓘ |
| founder | Cistercian monks from Mazan Abbey ⓘ |
| hasBuildingPart |
abbey church
ⓘ
chapter house ⓘ cloister ⓘ dormitory ⓘ refectory ⓘ scriptorium ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
austere façade
ⓘ
bell tower over crossing ⓘ enclosed cloister garden ⓘ small round-arched windows ⓘ stone barrel vaults ⓘ |
| hasTouristSeasonPeak | summer ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1921 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic monument of France ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Romanesque architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lavender fields ⓘ monastic simplicity ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gordes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Vaucluse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Vallon de la Sénancole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gordes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luberon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPhotographicMotive | abbey façade with lavender fields in foreground ⓘ |
| monksFollow | Rule of Saint Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Avignon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cavaillon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
guided tours
ⓘ
spiritual retreats ⓘ |
| order | Cistercian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cistercian order expansion in Provence ⓘ |
| region | Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
lavender fields
ⓘ
wooded hills ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sénanque Abbey
this entity surface form:
Abbey of Sénanque