The Cloisters

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The Cloisters

Medieval monasteries

Fort Tyron Park
(at Riverside Drive and 192nd Street)
New York, NY 10040
+1 212 923 3700
http://www.metmuseum.org

The Cloisters is the medieval outpost of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Overlooking the Hudson River, it is a deeply relaxing and spiritual place. The interlocking cloisters are faithful reconstructions of five French monasteries. They were erected between 1934 and 1938 on a site offered by John D. Rockefeller Jr. The museum here is devoted to medieval architecture and European art. The gardens are as beautiful as the chapels and cloisters.

Review © 2009, Wcities

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