Abbaye Saint Jean des Vignes - Soissons - Picardie / France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Iris & Harry
N 49° 22.501 E 003° 19.488
31U E 523577 N 5469196
Abbaye Saint Jean des Vignes located south-west of Soissons
Waymark Code: WMW0HV
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 06/22/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 4

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"L’abbaye Saint-Jean-des-Vignes, fondée en 1076 par Hugues le Blanc, est située au sud-ouest de Soissons, en France, sur la colline Saint-Jean.

Cette abbaye fait l’objet d’un classement au titre des monuments historiques depuis 1875 (pour les clochers et les cloîtres) préfigurant d'autres actes de protection par la suite : classements en 1913 (vestiges des bâtiments de l'abbaye) et 1947 (Logis des hôtes et terrains), inscription en 1947 (mur d'enceinte, château d'eau, logis de l'abbé)"

EN (translation):
The Saint-Jean-des-Vignes abbey, founded in 1076 by Hugues le Blanc, is located south-west of Soissons, France, on the Saint-Jean hill.

This abbey has been classified as historic monuments since 1875 (for bell towers and cloisters), which foreshadowed other acts of protection afterwards: classifications in 1913 (vestiges of the abbey's buildings) and 1947 (Logis des hotes et terrains), inscription in 1947 (enclosure wall, water tower, abbot's house)
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