chapter house

France / Languedoc-Roussillon / Raissac-sur-Lampy /
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The chapter house is situated under the monk’s dormitory (to the right of the cloister) and was built circa 1170. Its ribbed vaults ( XIIIth. Century) rest on two central columns, whose capitals are sculpted with water flowers and also in the bracing stones built into the walls. Every morning the abbot brought together the monk’s choir for the reading of one chapter of the monastic rules, public confessions and suggestions for the day.
The place is located in Abbey of Villelongue
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Coordinates:   43°18'19"N   2°10'0"E
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