How should we define a Cloister? It's bound to be a square space surrounded by arcades where the rooms
of the communal life open on to.
Poblet cloister was started in the late 12th
century and continued through the 13th century. Of a markedly Gothic style, its
decoration consists basically in floral motifs and baskets and it retains great
unity and a particular seductiveness for its simplicity and harmony.
The light,
the noise of the water running down the fountain in the shrine, the chirping of
the birds nestling in the graceful four cypresses and the rhyming sound of the
bells ringing, make of it the perfect place to encounter oneself in the
innermost intimacy and, on the other hand, for the union with the Creator.
Priceless peace and harmony!
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