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What happened to the original buildings of Clairvaux Abbey?
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, detail of an altarpiece by the Florentine School, early 15th century; in the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
Very little of the original Clairvaux Abbey, which was founded in 1115 by St. Bernard of Clairvaux, remains today.1
The original structures have largely disappeared, with only a large 12th-century storehouse and a few other vestiges surviving. These remnants were eventually incorporated into an 18th-century monastery complex. Furthermore, the central building of the site underwent a significant transformation during the 19th century, when it was converted into a prison.1