Fountains Abbey Fountains Abbey Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England. It is located approximately south-west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, near to the village of Aldfield. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for 407 years becoming one of the wealthiest monasteries in England until its dissolution in 1539 under the order of Henry VIII. The abbey is a Grade I listed building owned by the National Trust and part of the designated Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey UNESCO World Heritage Site. After a dispute and riot in 1132 at
Eldena Abbey were authorised from 1996 onwards jointly by both the State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments ("Landesamt für Denkmalpflege") and the town of Greifswald, which eventually led to the declaration of the ruins as a cultural site of the "Euroregion Pomerania". Eldena Abbey Eldena Abbey (), originally Hilda Abbey () is a former Cistercian monastery near the present town of Greifswald in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Only ruins survive, which are well known as a frequent subject of Caspar David Friedrich's paintings, including the famous "Abtei im Eichwald" ("Abbey in the Oak Forest"). In the 12th century the Baltic coast south