Villers Abbey ruins, Belgium
- by LittlePlanet.be
- 2018-05-06
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Villers Abbey is an ancient Cistercian abbey located in the town of Villers-la-Ville.
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It was founded in the 12th Century, under the aegis of Saint Bernard.
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The buildings that were erected in this period are gone.
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Most of the buildings that can be seen today on the site are from the 13th century.
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The Abbey was abandoned at the beginning of the French Revolution.
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A group of modern architects renovated some of the surviving parts.
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