Poblet Monastery
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Key facts
- Affiliation
- Catholic Church
- Leadership
- Abott Octavi Vilà i Mayo
- Location
- Vimbodí i Poblet ( Tarragona ), Catalonia , Spain
- Architect
- Arnau Bargués [ ca ; es ]
- Type
- Monastery
- Style
- Catalan Gothic
- Criteria
- Cultural: (i), (iv)
- Inscription
- 1991 (15th Session )
- Designated
- 13 July 1921
- Reference no
- RI-51-0000197
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Poblet Abbey, otherwise the Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet (Catalan: Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Poblet), is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1151, located at the foot of the Prades Mountains, in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in Catalonia (Spain). It was founded by Cistercian monks from France. The main architect was Arnau Bargués [ca; es].
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