In the rest of Europe, this multiple screen arrangement was only found in Cistercian churches, as at Maulbronn.

Another feature was the small number of chapels in the wings, in contrast to the Cistercian churches.

The cathedral is 17.7m high, 19m wide and 107m long (97.6m of the interior itself), which makes it the longest Cistercian church in the world.

The remains are considered to be among some of the best preserved twelfth-century examples of a Cistercian church in Britain.

The church is a perfect example of a Cistercian monastic church of the late 12th century, and portions of the 12th-century cloisters also survive.

Within the floor are remains of an older church upon which the Cistercian church was built.

The Cistercian church and monastery in ul.

The façade, as in most Cistercian churches, shows three simple windows as a symbol for the Trinity.

In the grounds, converted into a park, the church still stands, the only extant Cistercian church in Normandy.

Late Baroque Cistercian church (late 18th century, burnt in 1945, rebuilt in 1946-1962)