The later abbey from the 13th/14th centuries was built in Gothic architecture style.
After the original buildings had burnt down in 1017, a new abbey was built.
"I don't think the abbey would have been built on a fault line."
The abbey itself had been built of these stones.
The abbey was built on this land next to the church.
The site soon became popular for pilgrimage and an influential abbey was built in the town.
The abbey has been built and rebuilt over a period of at least 15 centuries.
The abbey was built in the form of a St. John's cross.
The two abbeys were built by them to gain official permission from the Pope for their marriage.
A wooden and a stone church were both erected on the site before the abbey was built.