Abbaye Notre-Dame de Lieu-Restauré, Medieval abbey in Bonneuil-en-Valois, France.
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Lieu-Restauré is a monastic complex with medieval religious buildings in this village. The remaining structures display flamboyant Gothic architecture with a prominent rose window and distinctive flying buttresses.
This monastery was established in 1131 to house a community of Premonstratensian canons. War and conflict in the later medieval period caused severe damage, leading to substantial reconstruction in 15th century Gothic style.
The abbey's canons administered several local parishes and maintained a library containing over 1000 volumes before the French Revolution.
The site is best explored during daylight hours when details of the architecture are visible. Wear comfortable shoes as the grounds have uneven terrain and require some walking to see all the remains.
Archaeological work starting in the 1960s uncovered the layout of the original religious structures. These excavations revealed that the early church had a five-bay basilical configuration much larger than what visitors see today.
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