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Münster Cathedral
Münster, Germany
Münster's attractive cathedral was built in the Transitional style of the early 13th century. It boasts a porch filled with medieval sculptures, a nave with only two bays, and a magnificent astrological clock.
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Ruvo di Puglia Cathedral
Ruvo di Puglia, Italy
13th cent.
This is a small but elegant Romanesque cathedral in Puglia, southern Italy. Its facade features many interesting sculptures and a lovely rose window.
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Maulbronn Monastery
Maulbronn, Germany
1147
A World Heritage Site, Maulbronn Monastery (Kloster Maulbronn) is the best-preserved medieval monastery north of the Alps. Its architecture, mostly in the Transitional Gothic style, was highly influential in the area.
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Basilica di San Francesco
Assisi, Italy
1228-53
Housing the tomb of St. Francis and filled with spectacular medieval frescoes by Giotto, this church is Assisi's crowning glory. It is a major place of pilgrimage for St. Francis devotees and art lovers alike.
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Ipsden Church
Ipsden, England
12th-14th century flint church with Romanesque, Transitional and Perpendicular features, wall monuments, and a beautifully painted organ.
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Church of St Mary
Chalgrove, England
This Oxfordshire church is famed for its medieval frescoes dating from c.1330. Narrating the lives of Christ and the Virgin Mary, the murals are one of the most complete sets in England.
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Silvacane Abbey
France
Founded in 1147, Silvacane Abbey is one of the Cistercian monasteries known as the Three Sisters of Provence. Its buildings are rather bare but have a noble simplicity that is representative of Cistercian ideals.
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Noyon Cathedral
Noyon, France
1150-1290
Noyon has long been a religious center - the present cathedral is the fifth on this site. Charlemagne and Hugh Capet were crowned here.
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Notre Dame de la Chapelle
Brussels, Belgium
Constructed throughout most of the 13th century, this attractive church represents the period of transition between the Romanesque and Gothic styles. It contains the tombs of several Belgium notables.