the cloister of San Juan de la Peña

As a result of the Muslim invasion, a number of hermits vanished themselves to this remote spot in the Pyrenees and they created a meeting point for hermit life which lived on until the 10th century.

In the year 920, Galindo Aznarez II, Count of Aragón, conquered the lands South of the river Aragón, reaching the mountains of San Juan de la Peña, where he founded a monastery devoted to St Julián and St Basilisa, which was erected in the same place where the hermits used to live.

The romanesque cloister of San Juan de la Peña

built in the 12th century, this is the most important part of the monastery and it is sheltered under the rock of the mountain, which functions as a natural vault and turns this into the only cloister in the world with such a shelter. It is worth remarking on its romanesque capitals dating back to the 12th and 13th century.

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Yes - the capitals are beautiful. But ... as for the photo ... the composition is wonderful. I love your capture of the arches. Nice!!

Love the medieval period. This is a fine photo, beautifully exposed and framed. If you could have gotten a bit more DOF it would have been even better.

 

Nice commentary. I like when the photographer knows his subject! Well done.

 

Les

very good. Thanks a lot for your description of the place. It is always nice when a photographer takes the pain to know what he or she is shooting and shares that with the community.

like this a lot.

A nice image. Did you try shooting this from other angles? I would like to see one with the floor under the framing arch in tact. I think that would add a little more scale to the image. I would also be curious to see this in black and white. That may add to the mood of your story and add a different feel to the image.

Esta sí!!! Muy buena!!

Nice depth of field.

Muy, pero que muy bonita, Guillermo. Y, encima, nos regalas con un gran texto explicativo de acompañamiento.

Enhorabuena

Me encanta la foto en general. Es muy impactante y la exposici�n esta muy bien resuelta.

Bello encuadre, profundidad y detalle.