Sunday, 8 March 2015

Day 540 - 06/03/2015 : Poblet's cloister

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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