Cloisters Collection

Part of the north and east cloisters of Bristol Cathedral (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831378 Part of the north and east cloisters of Bristol Cathedral (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Cloisters of Gloucester Cathedral, late 14th century. The elaborate fan vaulting, the earliest example in Britain, is clearly visible

Patio de los Arrayanes and Comares Tower, Alhambra Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Granada, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Interior of cloisters with fan vaulting, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Finely carved capitals in the Cloisters, Iona abbey, Isle of Iona, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Ewelme Almshouses (1 / 4)
The Ewelme Almshouses, founded in 1437 with a Grammar School attached by William de la Pole, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Suffolk at Ewelme, Oxfordshire

Tower and cloisters of Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cloister Pump and Hall Steps, 1926. Eton College is a boarding independent school for boys in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. From Eton College by Christopher Hussey

Portugal, Douro Litoral, Porto. The cloisters of Se Cathedral showing 18th century Azulejos

Germany, Baden-Wurttemberg, Maulbronn. Kloster Maulbronn (Maulbronn Monastery), UNESCO World Heritage Site

Burrishoole Abbey near Newport, County Mayo, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe

The 15th century Tower and cloisters, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Canterbury Cathedral, view from the cloisters (colour litho)
966391 Canterbury Cathedral, view from the cloisters (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Canterbury Cathedral, view from the cloisters)

The Cloisters and Western Towers, Lincoln Cathedral (colour litho)
727983 The Cloisters and Western Towers, Lincoln Cathedral (colour litho) by Quinton, Alfred Robert (1853-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cloisters and Western Towers)

The Cloisters, Lacock Abbey (b / w photo)
6027210 The Cloisters, Lacock Abbey (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cloisters, Lacock Abbey)

Perugia, Umbria, Italy - Cathedral Cloisters Date: circa 1910s

Christs Convent John III cloister, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tomar, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Chester Cathedral, Cheshire, c. 1920s
A GWR Publicity view of the cloisters at Chester Cathedral, Cheshire in c.1920s. In the 1910s restoration work was carried out on the cloisters by the famous architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott

Monasterio y Museo de la Recoleta, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Monasterio y Museo de la Recoleta, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Garden with well at Monasterio y Museo de la Recoleta, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Monasterio y Museo de la Recoleta, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Back lit column at Monasterio y Museo de la Recoleta, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Garden with well at Monasterio y Museo de la Recoleta, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Decorated columns, Cloisters of The Company, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Decorated columns, Cloisters of The Company, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Crosses at cloister Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Crosses at cloister Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Tree at cloister Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Tree at cloister Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

The Great Cloister of the Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England

Riga Dome Cathedral at Dusk, Old Town, Riga, Latvia, Northern Europe

Portugal, Douro Litoral, Porto. The Romanesque Nave of Se Cathedral

Micha cloister. Convent of Christ, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tomar, Portugal (MR)

Troyan Monastery (Monastery of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God) is the third largest monastery in Bulgaria. It is located in the Balkan mountains and was founded in the 16th century

The cloister of the Cathedral of Bressanone, Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy

Romanesque cloisters at Abbaye de Fontfroide, Aude Department, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

University of Glasgow - Cloisters under Bute Hall. late 19th century

Lincoln College, Oxford
England, Oxford, Lincoln College and views across the city from St Mary the Virgin church tower

Worcester College, Oxford
England, Oxford, Worcester College, chapel interior

Inner Court - Royal Military Academy, Breda, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Inner Court - Royal Military Academy, Breda, late 19th-early 20th century. Courtyard of the Koninklijke Militaire Academie in Breda, Netherlands, established in 1828

Maulbronn abbey, Pfisterei (monastry bakery), Northern Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Maulbronn abbey, Northern Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Aerial view at the St. Trudpert monastry, Munster valley, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

St. Trudpert monastry, Munster valley, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

The Cloisters at Mont Saint Michel, Normandy, France

Cloisters of the Benedictine Monastery of Sanfins de Friestas, 12th century, Valenca do Minho. Alto Minho, Portugal

Cloisters of the Monastery of Santa Maria of Salzedas. 18th century cloisters. Salzedas, Tarouca. Portugal

Cloisters in the Inner Temple, London, England

Fountain Court cloister, Hampton Court Palace, London, England

Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert, Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie, France

Aerial view at abbey Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie, France

Abbey Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide near Narbonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie, France

Aerial view at cloister Hohenburg on Mont St. Odile near Obernai, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, Grand Est, France

River Mosel with Abbaye Des Premontres at Pont-a-Mousson, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, Grand Est, France

Cloisters at Saint-Paul Asylum where Vincent van Gogh was Hospitalised, Saint-Remy-de-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

Statue of St Peter in the Cloisters of Aix Cathedral, Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

Franciscan abbey with river Lech at Fussen, Bavaria, Germany

Carolingian Royal Hall, UNESCO World Heritage Lorsch cloister, Lorsch, Hesse, Germany

Cloister of St. Peter and Liebfrauen church at Treves, Mosel valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Himmerod abbey, Groszlittgen, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Franciscan abbey with river Lech, Fussen, Allgau, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Alps

St. Mang abbey and Hohes Schloss with river Lech, Fussen, Allgau, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

Cefalu, Sicily, Italy. Cloister of the Cefalu Cathedral

Monreale Cathedral, Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The cloister of the Benedictine Abbey

Arnstein Monastry, Lahn valley, Obernhof, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Porto Se Cathedral Interior, Porto, Douro, Portugal

Porto Se Cathedral with Pelourinho column, Porto, Douro, Portugal

Se do Porto Cathedral, Porto, Douro, Portugal

Gargoyle on the cloisters of the 15th century Convento de Jesus (Jesus Convent) designed by the architect Diogo Boitaca in 1494

Cloisters of the 15th century Convento de Jesus (Jesus Convent) designed by the architect Diogo Boitaca in 1494. It is one of the first examples of Manueline Style in the portuguese architecture

Aerial view at the Himmerod cloister, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

UK, Wales, Monmouthshire, Wye Valley, Tintern, Tintern Abbey

Einsiedeln Abbey Benedictine monastery, canton Schwyz, Switzerland

Basilica of the Steinfeld cloister, Eifel, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Basilica of the Steinfeld cloister, Kall, Eifel, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Two women wearing Indian style costumes and masks pose in the cloisters of Chiesa di San Francesco della Vigna, Venice, Veneto, Italy

A woman wearing an Indian style costume and mask poses in the cloisters of Chiesa di San Francesco della Vigna, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Aerial view on Ravengiersberg with St. Christophorus church, called the Hunsruck dome, Hunsruck, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

A tourist observes the columns of the cloister of the Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery), Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon, Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Portugal

The Cloisters at the Dome Cathedral, Old Town, Riga, Latvia, Northern Europe

Latvia, Riga, Old Riga, Dome Cathedral, courtyard

Basilica dei Frari, San Polo, Venice, Italy

Egypt, Luxor, Luxor Temple, The Colonnade

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The captivating beauty of cloisters transcends time and borders, enchanting all who wander through their hallowed halls. From the majestic Patio de los Arrayanes and Comares Tower in the Alhambra Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to the intricate fan vaulting adorning the interior of Gloucester Cathedral's cloisters, these architectural marvels leave visitors in awe. Journey to Iona Abbey on the Isle of Iona in Scotland, where finely carved capitals grace its cloisters, showcasing exquisite craftsmanship that has stood the test of time. The Cloisters at New College in Winchester transport us back to 1928 with an enchanting engraving depicting a place steeped in history and learning. Travel across continents to Portugal's Douro Litoral region and discover Se Cathedral's 18th-century cloisters, a testament to Portugal's rich cultural heritage. In Germany's Maulbronn Monastery, designated as a UNESCO site itself, experience tranquility amidst its tower and cloisters that have witnessed centuries unfold. Closer to home lies Gloucester Cathedral in Gloucestershire; its late 14th-century cloisters exude an ethereal charm that transports visitors into another era. Step into Lacock Abbey's Cloisters captured beautifully in black and white photography - an image frozen in time yet brimming with stories waiting to be told. However, not all stories are filled with serenity. Adolf Hitler himself once sketched ruins of Messines' Cloisters during World War I - a stark reminder of how conflict can mar even the most sacred spaces. Yet hope prevails as we explore Burrishoole Abbey near Newport or Canterbury Cathedral from within their tranquil cloistered havens. Whether it be admiring intricate carvings or finding solace within their peaceful embrace, these glimpses into various cloistered wonders remind us why they continue to captivate our imagination throughout history.