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ARCH 249
Survey of World Architectural History I
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Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, France General view with foundry to the right Source: By Josep Renalias (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AFontenay_-_general.JPG
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Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, France South facade of dormitory and common room Source: By Jjpetite (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASouthern_side_of_dormitory_and_common_room%2C_Fontenay_Abbey%2C_Marmagne.JPG
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Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, France Foundry Source: Steven Zucker. Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). https://www.flickr.com/photos/profzucker/8254332669
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Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, France Partial view of foundry Source: By Jjpetite (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AForge%2C_Fontenay_Abbey%2C_Marmagne.JPG
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Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, France Partial view of dovecote (left), church (center), and kitchen (right) Source: By Jjpetite (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AFontenay_Abbey%2C_Marmagne.JPG
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Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, France Dormitory (above left), chapter house (below left), church apse (right) Source: Steven Zucker. Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). https://www.flickr.com/photos/profzucker/8255413308
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Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, France Interior view of dormitory Source: By Accrochoc at fr.wikipedia [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], from Wikimedia Commons. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AFontenay_le_dortoir.jpg
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Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, France Plan of abbey Source: Public domain. Dictionary of French Architecture from 11th to 16th Century (1856) by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879). http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plan.abbaye.Fontenay.png
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, France
Date: 1139-1147