Alternate colonnade, Mont-Saint-Michell abbey cloister, 12th century, France. Contrary to tradition, the cloister was neither built at the center of the building nor enclosed, but on the side, and with wide windows to the landscape far below. The view surely helped relax and meditate [1080×561] [OC]

Alternate colonnade, Mont-Saint-Michell abbey cloister, 12th century, France. Contrary to tradition, the cloister was neither built at the center of the building nor enclosed, but on the side, and with wide windows to the landscape far below. The view surely helped relax and meditate [1080×561] [OC]

by WestonWestmoreland