Sweden - Alvastra kloster

Alvastra Abbey was founded by Cistercian monks from Clairvaux in France in the year of 1143 after a donation of land from King Sverker I of Sweden. It was the first Cistercian settlement in Sweden. The monastery is one of the oldest and was the largest of the country.

Alvastra Abbey flourished for nearly 400 years, but after the Swedish Lutheran reformation in the 1530s, the monastery was demolished, never to be rebuilt. Construction materials - limestone from the nearby Omberg - were used among other things for building Vadstena Castle.

The ruins have been restored and preserved in several phases. Nowadays it is one of the most important cultural sights in the province of Östergötland and open for visitors.

Günter Klaus, cp_u, gezginruh, Ernst Doro and 96 other people have particularly liked this photo

66 comments - The latest ones

Marie-claire Gallet

Wonderful place and old building, Jaap !!! Love the greenery all around !!!

9 years ago.

Schussentäler ^club

wunderschöne Aufnahme, diese Mauern könnten viel erzählen

9 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

Must be a great place to visit! I like the yellow blooms in the foreground- nice PiPs, too!

9 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Sweden has so many interesting places to visit !!

9 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

I've only ever been to Göteborg, I know and can see from your photos that there's a lot more to it... It's on my list:-)

9 years ago.

Jadviga Grase ^club

Wonreful building and fabulous shot!*******

9 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

beautiful colors and compo, interesting place
greetings:)

9 years ago.

Helena Ferreira

Awesome photography Jaap! Splendid composition and stunning beauty!

9 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Great series of shots Japp like the composition and the information.

9 years ago.

Erika Akire

...great history...very well seen...

9 years ago.

RHH ^club

Beautiful old ruins and a superb photo.

9 years ago.

Edward Bowthorpe

A lovely capture,eddie,

9 years ago.

Ernest CH ^club

Very interesting - nice shot

9 years ago.

LutzP ^club

Fine series Jaap

9 years ago.

Hansruedi Voegele ^club

Sehr schöne Aufnahme

9 years ago.

Fantasyfan

Fascinating ruins

9 years ago.

Jeff Farley

A very good shot Jaap.

9 years ago.

Peter Castell ^club

A wonderful image Jaap and as usual fascinating notes, looking at old buildings like this the thing that always amazes me is how did they build it with available equipment

9 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to Peter Castell ^club

For me also a miracle how people could build such huge structures in the past.

9 years ago.

Dick M

Good shooting. I like the third insert.

9 years ago.

Leo W ^club

a very beautiful picture, the BiPs are wonderfull too

9 years ago.

ROL/Photo ^club

Très belle ruine d'une magnifique architecture

9 years ago.

J. Gafarot ^club

Wonderful picture !

9 years ago.

sasithorn_s

Excellent capture of this great old building, Jaap! Very impressive place!

9 years ago.

RHH ^club

Congratulations on Explore, Jaap.

9 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

Fascinating ruins.

9 years ago.

Luscinia

Gefällt mir

Luscinia

9 years ago.

sasithorn_s

Admired in PiP ★ Picture in Picture

9 years ago.

Indycaver (Norm) ^club

Cool photo and history Jaap!

9 years ago.

Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿

What a wonderful photograph, Jaap !!!
Interesting serie and explanations. Thank you.

9 years ago.

Philippe_28 ^club

J'adore ce genre de ruines !

9 years ago.

Daniel Palacin

great !!

9 years ago.

Rudy Bernardus

mooie plaat

9 years ago.

Jan Klimczak

Wspaniała prezentacja! Dziękuję za informacje. Pozdrawiam. Jan

9 years ago.

Rainer Blankermann

Interesting ruins. Great shot and documentation!!

9 years ago.

Skipper

Fine ruins and good framing.

9 years ago.

Léopold ^club

Magnifiques ruines de rêve à saveur viking déployant ses charmes dans le vert santé.

9 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Remarquable série,d'une extraordinaire beauté.

9 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Congratulations on Explore Jaap...

9 years ago.

Danielle

De toute BEAUTÉ !!!!!

9 years ago.

Valfal

I'm glad they decided to preserve what is left of this structure. You have captured it beautifully.
Congrats on Explore :-)

9 years ago.

Esther ^club

Beautiful with the flowers in the foreground.

9 years ago.

Jürgen

sehr gute Bildserie und Danke für die Erklärung

9 years ago.

FMW51 ^club

Thank you for sharing this great photo and for giving so detailed background information too.

9 years ago.

Trudy Tuinstra ^club

heel indrukwekkend en erg mooi met die gele bloemen op de voorgrond.

9 years ago.

Ecobird ^club

A lovely shot, beautifully composed. Great information too Jaap. Have a good day

9 years ago.

Eve

Belles ces arches et bel ensemble avec ce tapis de fleurs

9 years ago.

cammino ^club

Beautifully composed shot.

9 years ago.

Christel Ehretsmann ^club

a beautiful diagonal !

9 years ago.

Dave Roberts 2014

Great view of the abbey with nice flower colour.

9 years ago.

Cheryl Kelly (cher12… ^club

Outstanding architechtural shot!

9 years ago.

xacobeo4

Una verdadera joya arquitectónica nos muestras, como para quedarse la noche entera mirando el paisaje con su belleza natural que la rodea, excellent!!!!!!!!!! Have a Great Week!!!!!!!

9 years ago.

Denis Aubry

Toute une époque!

9 years ago.

Chris10 ^club

Ook hier een prachtig exemplaar Jaap. Fijn dat dit allemaal bewaard is gebleven.

Groet, Christien.

9 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to Chris10 ^club

Zoals heel veel oudheden in Zweden er pico bello bijstaan.

9 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Now being a ruin it still was wonderful to visit.

8 years ago.

J. Gafarot ^club

Great picture. Thank you for the note, Jaap.

8 years ago.

sea-herdorf ^club

sehr ansprechend hälst Du das alte Gemäuer inmitten der Wildblumen fest, Jaap.
freundliche Grüße und eine schöne Woche für Dich,
Erich

7 years ago.

Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* ^club

superbe série et magnifiques ruines !*******************
bon week-end Jaap ! Amitiés♫

4 years ago.

Marta Wojtkowska ^club

Most beautiful ruins. HWW!

3 years ago.

TOZ ^club

That is a great wall Jaap
HWW TOZ

3 years ago.

Ernst Doro ^club

herrliche Kombination von vergänglichem Menschenwerk und unvergänglicher Natur!
HWW

3 years ago.

gezginruh ^club

A great place and very beautiful composition with the yellow flowers!!

HWW and have a nice week,Jaap!

Best wishes
Füsun

3 years ago.

Dinesh ^club

Beautiful place, a great image HWW

Admired in
www.ipernity.com/group/hww

3 years ago.

cp_u ^club

fantastic my dear!
HWW

3 years ago.

Günter Klaus ^club

Wow,da hast du ganz tolle Aufnahmen gemacht lieber Jaap,da hast du einen schönen und interessanten Beitrag zusammengestellt :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))

10 months ago.

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