Ruins of Villers Abbey (#13) by GiMi53

Photography • Historical • posted on Nov 19, 2005

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In 1146, by invitation of the Lord of Marbais and his mother Judith, and through the impetus given by Saint Bernard, one abbot, twelve monks and five lay brothers made the journey from Clairvaux to Villers to found an abbey there (Villers I). A few months later, they re-sited the monastery, lower down in the valley (Villers II). The site was ideal : seclusion, plenty of water, and all the necessary building materials. The earliest buildings no longer exist : the Abbey was completely rebuilt by the end of the 13th Century (Villers III), the great temporal and spiritual Golden Age.

Comments (19)

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miladyblu

5:47AM | Sat, 19 November 2005

Hello! A pure wonder!i love this magnificent view of this magnificent Abbey with these stunning tones!!Great job!Well done!My compliments!V!you are a big artist dear friend!I wish you a happy week end!Hugs!

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Radolf

6:34AM | Sat, 19 November 2005

Very nice capture of this ru! Great light and clouds!

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rayburg

7:39AM | Sat, 19 November 2005

Excellent portrait of the old ruins...I'm not sure about the red tones..maybe more browns/golds..just an opinion..

Tedz

9:26AM | Sat, 19 November 2005

This is real appealing...well shown.

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lafayette

10:24AM | Sat, 19 November 2005

Pour aller parfaitement avec le teint de cette ruine, nul doute que ce ton lui ait dtin Tr bon weekend et dolpas de cygne ce soir...

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sossy

10:39AM | Sat, 19 November 2005

amazing redish presented capture of an impressive history! ;o)

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Chaos911

11:28AM | Sat, 19 November 2005

wow, very cool work, excellently done!!!! :)

pimbotin

12:01PM | Sat, 19 November 2005

Quand tu me prrrends dans tes brrrras, tu me parrrles tout bas, je vos la vie en rrreu...! Tu me dis des mots d'amourrrr, des mots de tous les jourrrrs, et m'fait quelque cheu...!

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jcv2

2:34PM | Sat, 19 November 2005

The Beaujolais primeur did its work quite well, if I'm correctly reading Philippe's comments! LOL! Fabulous work, Michel, this tone is indeed inviting for me! :)

ana-maria

2:58PM | Sat, 19 November 2005

Very impressive and interesting castle ruins. Perfect POV. I like the timeless toning. Excellent work!!!

jichdneth

3:21PM | Sat, 19 November 2005

Lovely colour and beautiful structure. Great work :)

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Loloe

5:53PM | Sat, 19 November 2005

Superbe image! cette fois j'aime beaucoup la tonalit bravo!!!

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kimariehere

4:33PM | Sun, 20 November 2005

wonderful shot of these old ruins facianting to see!!... nice work!

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maggiemai

9:46PM | Sun, 20 November 2005

So pretty in the rose sepia. The color gives it a more ancient feel of time and ages past. A wonderful series Michel...I enjoy each picture and your history very much!! :-)

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mizoli

1:14AM | Mon, 21 November 2005

Wonderdful series, wonderful color!

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escafeld

9:28AM | Mon, 21 November 2005

Wonderful Michel, my favourite kind of photography - architecture.

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Buffalo1

8:19PM | Sun, 27 November 2005

Your picture just brims with history. Thanks for the abbey's story.

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nathalie06

7:03AM | Tue, 29 November 2005

Superbe monochrome ! Lencore tu as trouvla teinte parfaite pour dager de cet endroit tout son charme et sa puissance ! Cela fait la fois rro et mystique. Magique !

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