La Cambre Abbey
La Cambre Abbey (French: Abbaye de la Cambre) is a former abbey in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. It is between Bois de la Cambre and the Ixelles Ponds. It was founded in 1201 by a noble woman of Brussels, Gisèle.[1] The abbey church is a Catholic church. The monastery also has the headquarters of the Belgian National Geographic Institute and a visual arts school. It has a small park in the front and a larger one in the back.
La Cambre Abbey Media
- Complexe abbatial de la Cambre au XVIIIème siècle.jpg
La Cambre Abbey in the early 18th century
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Typical Cistercian nun (or Bernardine) of La Cambre
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The abbey church's main façade and portal (14th–16th centuries)
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The central nave, and on the right, the actual (main) cloister to the south of the church
The Mocking of Christ (Bouts, early 16th century)
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The cloister's south wall still features 13th-century blind windows and arches.
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Inside view of the cloister including the baptismal font
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Jardin du cloître carré
References
- ↑ "Abbaye de la Cambre". VISITBRUSSELS. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
Other websites
- Abbaye de la Cambre Archived 2013-12-10 at the Wayback Machine on the Visitbrussels web site