Cloister and bell tower of cisterian monastery Santa Maria de Vallbona de les Monges

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The Monastery of Santa Maria de Vallbona (Catalan Santa Maria de Vallbona de les Monges; Spanish El Real Monasterio de Santa María de Vallbona) is a Cistercian abbey in Vallbona de les Monges, in the comarca of Urgell, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in the early 12th century, it is one of the most important monasteries in Catalonia; its church represents an example of transition between Romanesque and Gothic architecture. The abbey was declared a national monument in bell tower, built in 1340-1348, has an octagonal plan. It is in Gothic style. The presbytery houses the sepulchre of Violant of Hungary, wife of King James I of Aragon, who died in 1251 and whose remains were brought here in 1275.

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