Palace of Pope Gelasius (reception) - Cluny Abbey - model of Cluny III

A visit to Cluny Abbey, the visit would take around an hour.

Cluny Abbey (or Cluni, or Clugny, French pronunciation: [klyni]) is a former Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France. It was dedicated to St Peter. The abbey was constructed in the Romanesque architectural style, with three churches built in succession from the 4th to the early 12th centuries. The earliest basilica was the world's largest church until the St. Peter's Basilica construction began in Rome.

Cluny was founded by William I, Duke of Aquitaine in 910. He nominated Berno as the first Abbot of Cluny, subject only to Pope Sergius III. The abbey was notable for its stricter adherence to the Rule of St. Benedict, whereby Cluny became acknowledged as the leader of western monasticism. The establishment of the Benedictine Order was a keystone to the stability of European society that was achieved in the 11th century. In 1790 during the French Revolution, the abbey was sacked and mostly destroyed, with only a small part of the Abbey surviving.

Starting around 1334, the Abbots of Cluny maintained a townhouse in Paris known as the Hôtel de Cluny, which has been a public museum since 1843. Apart from the name, it no longer possesses anything originally connected with Cluny.

In 2007 the Abbey of Cluny was the first site to receive the "European Heritage" label.

You enter the abbey via the Palace of Pope Gelasius (reception). They scan your ticket and you can go in.

model of Cluny III

Maquettes Veysset
Chalon-sur-Saône

This model shows the 'Cluny III' abbey church which was the biggest church in Christendom until the 16th century, when Saint Peter's was built in Rome. It was 187 metres long and the apex of the vault stood 30 metres high.

The nave, transepts, and easter parts were built between 1088 and 1130. The narthex was added in the early 13th century. The two towers flanking the western portal, known as 'the Barabans', were only completed at the end of the Middle Ages.

Those parts of Cluny III which still remain are shown in metal, and those which have disappeared, during the dismantling period between 1798 and 1818, are in wood. For example, the southern wall of the side aisle, which is still partially standing, can be seen at the far end of the room.

There are plan views of the buildings that you pass through around the abbey church. Most of them date from the 18th century.

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Taken in: France / Bourgogne / Cluny (show map)

Taken on: June 5, 2017

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