Fountains Abbey
The abbeys of 12th century England were stark and undecorated – a dramatic contrast with the elaborate churches of the wealthier Benedictine houses – yet to quote Warren Hollister, "even now the simple beauty of Cistercian ruins such as Fountains and Rievaulx, set in the wilderness of Yorkshire, is deeply moving".
Source
Boundless vets and curates high-quality, openly licensed content from around the Internet. This particular resource used the following sources:
"Fountains Abbey view02 2005-08-27."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fountains_Abbey_view02_2005-08-27.jpg
Wikipedia
CC BY.
