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The Cloister of Silos

Monasterio de Silos – Santo Domingo de Silos – Burgos – Castilla y León – Spain

La vida en el monasterio comienza en el siglo VII. Santo Domingo comienza la construcción del claustro en el siglo XI y se termina en el XII.
El claustro es un cuadrilátero con 16 arcos (17 capiteles) en las galerías Norte y Sur, y 14 arcos (15 capiteles) en las alas Oriente y Poniente; en total son, pues, 60 arcos y 64 capiteles. Tiene dos niveles, claustro inferior y claustro superior, exactamente superpuesto el de arriba al de abajo. Se considera el claustro románico más importante de España.

Life in the monastery begins in the 7th century. Santo Domingo starts the construction of the cloister in the 11th century; it is finished in the 12th century.
The cloister is a square with 16 arcs (17 capitals) in the North and South galleries, and with 14 arcs (15 capitals) in the East and West; so, it has a total of 60 arcs and 64 capitals. The cloister has two levels, lower cloister and upper cloister; the superposition of both cloisters is exactly. It is considered the most important Romanesque cloister of Spain.

Romanesque cloister of Silos - XI-XII century
Romanesque cloister of Silos - XI-XII century
Access
Access
Harpies, animal fight's - Central cap. north gallery
Harpies, animal fight's - Central cap. north gallery
The fountain
The fountain
Superimposed birds - Last capital north gallery
Superimposed birds - Last capital north gallery
Chapter house in the east gallery
Chapter house in the east gallery
Dogs with wings
Dogs with wings
Central capital
Central capital
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Imgy 339_2.jpg
The old cypress - 22 m. high; 100 years old
The old cypress - 22 m. high; 100 years old
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Imgy 344_2.jpg
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Imgy 347_2.jpg
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Imgy 350_2.jpg
South gallery
South gallery
Capitals
Capitals
Base
Base
Hares and eagles - South gallery
Hares and eagles - South gallery
The monastery
The monastery
Santo Domingo de Silos
Santo Domingo de Silos