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Waterwheel at the forge, Fontenay Abbey, Marmagne, Cote d'Or, France. This Cistercian abbey was founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1119, built in the Romanesque style. The abbey itself housed 300 monks from 1200, but was sacked during the French Revolution. The 53m water-powered forge is the oldest metallurgical factory in Europe, dating from 1220. It was recently reconstructed. The monks extracted iron ore from a nearby hill and forged iron tools to sell. The Cistercians were masters of metallurgy and invented the hydraulic hammer on this site, which was driven by this waterwheel.
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AR9124598
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Photo Credit
Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY
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12th 13th Abbaye de Fontenay
Abbey
Architecture
belief
Bourgogne
Burgundy
CATHOLIC
Catholicism
Christian
Christianity
CISTERCIAN
Cote d'Or
EUROPE
EUROPEAN
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Fontenay Abbey
Forge
France
French
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hydraulic hammer
HYDRAULICS
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interior
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Marmagne
Medieval
METALLURGY
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Montbard
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ROMANESQUE
ROYAL ABBEY
St Bernard of Clairvaux
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UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Waterwheel