Abbaye de Cluny

Religious heritage
Listed or registered (CNMHS)
Abbey
cloister
Church
Monastry
Classic
Gothic
Renaissance
Romanesque

Place du 11 Août 1944, Palais du Pape Gélase, 71250 Cluny

Cloître de l'abbaye de Cluny — ©Patrick Tourneboeuf / Centre des monuments nationaux

Sarkis dans son atelier — ©Benjamin Givaudo / Centre des monuments nationaux

Founded in 910, the Abbey of Cluny dominated Europe throughout the Middle Ages with its abbey church of extraordinary proportions: the "Maïor Ecclesia". The highest vaults in the Romanesque world still bear witness to its gigantic proportions. Discover the Jean de Bourbon chapel, restored and enhanced by the stained glass windows and contemporary altars by the artist Sarkis! Witness to the daily life of the monastery, the Farinier, built in the 13th century, has preserved its original framework. It now houses capitals from the choir of the abbey church. The lower part of the cellar is also open to the public.
Cluny Abbey renewed its grandeur in the 18th century with the complete reconstruction of the monastic buildings, which the monks only used for a few decades. In the vastness of the cloister and galleries, the footsteps of the monks in procession can still be heard...

What's new?
- Discover the permanent exhibition of Cluny's monetary treasury: hundreds of silver coins minted in Cluny, 21 gold Almoravid dinars and an exceptional signet ring!

- UNESCO candidate site