which reassembles sections of four medieval cloisters, a chapter house (Fig 4) and a Romanesque chapel to create a series of halls, courts and enclosed green gardens. Entering the museum, visitors ...

It’s also impressively transporting, as one moment you’re standing in the Fuentidueña Chapel at the Cloisters ... a meditative state,” much like a Gothic worshipper would have when studying ...

The Cloisters is a museum on the extreme northern ... that opens up to reveal Christ’s crucifixion. The two-story Gothic Langon Chapel is partially lit by stained-glass windows and contains ...

One example is in the Gothic Chapel, which features pointed-arched ... that spills onto darkened floors is featured both at the Cloisters on a Balenciaga-clad bride in the Romanesque Fuentidueña ...

Philippe de Montebello, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1977 to 2008, guides viewers through The Cloisters, pointing out Romanesque and Gothic architecture and artwork, beautiful ...

The north cloister was used for studying and reading. In medieval times, it was in the East Cloister that the Abbot held his Maundy on the Thursday of Holy Week each year. Thirteen elderly men were ...

Surrounding it is the Gothic cloister, built around 1325 ... A few steps away, the Church of São Francisco and its Chapel of Bones (whose walls are covered with skulls and human bones) offer ...