Nested in the wooded valleys of the hinterland from the Var, Thoronet is one of the most remarkable stemming abbeys of the order of Cîteaux. Here, the emotion arises from the absolute perusal of the architecture, the stone and the light harmonizing in the perfection.
Visit the abbey of Thoronet
· Masterpiece of the Provençal Romanesque art. With the exception of the vault on crossing of diagonal ribs of the chapter room, already influenced by the Gothic, the Romanic vault is here a queen, of the church in the storeroom by way of the dormitory.
· A hymn in the simplicity. The purity of the proportions, the rigor of the equipment of stones and the absence of any sculptured decoration confer on Thoronet a beauty without subtlety, in compliance with the spirituality which advocates holy Bernard in reaction to the splendors of Cluny.
Know the abbey of Thoronet
· The "marvel" of the Cistercian abbeys. Built between 1160 and 1230, the abbey of Thoronet is, with Silvacane and Sénanque, one of three Cistercian abbeys of Provence. Masterpiece in danger after the Revolution, its restoration begins in 1841.
· An example for the contemporary architecture. The purity and the simplicity of the volumes, essentially dictated by the organization of the community life, inspire architects’ generations. Corbusier visits the site in 1953: "at the time of" the raw concrete ", blessed, welcome and greeted is, during the road, a such admirable meets. "
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