Cloister

The cloister of a ruined abbey in Utrecht.

Cloister of Maius College in Kraków.

A Cloister is a term in architecture. It describes a structure which is usually found in monasteries, churches and old colleges. It is a rectangular open space surrounded by covered walks or open galleries. It has open arcades on the inner side, running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle.

The cloister of Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque. It is part of the World Heritage site Qutb Minar in Delhi.

Cloister Media

The cloister at Salisbury Cathedral, England
The Cloisters at Gloucester Cathedral, UK
The Bonnefont medieval garden at The Cloisters in Manhattan
The Romanesque cloister of Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain
Cloister of Saint-Michel de Grandmont Priory (Languedoc-Roussillon, France)
Chiostro del Paradiso, Amalfi Cathedral, Italy
Cloister of Hildesheim Cathedral, Germany
Cloister of the former Cistercian Eberbach Abbey, Germany

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