"The large hall is one of the largest three-nave halls in monastic architecture ... monks in the Middle Ages thought, what was important to them, and how they decorated their monastery," Heun ...

The church is typical of first-generation Cistercian architecture: a two-storey Romanesque ... irrigation canals and drains. The basic medieval layout and structure of the central monastery complex, ...

The main church of the monastery is one of the most important examples of the cross-in-square architectural type that had a crucial role in the East Christian church architecture from the 7th century ...

The Gelati Monastery, whose main buildings were erected between the 12th and 17th centuries, is a well-preserved complex, with wonderful mosaics and wall paintings. The cathedral and monastery ...

The monastery of Geghard contains a number of churches and tombs, most of them cut into the rock, which illustrate the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. The complex of medieval buildings is ...

Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a dazzling array of art, architecture and literature, a story of faith, sacrifice, violence and corruption.