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The Sala Capitolare, twelve meters length and sixteen width was
the meeting place of the community. In the center are two stocky
columns supporting six cross vaults.
Two round and two
double lancet windows with valuable Romanesque decorations in marble and
red brick supply the lighting and overlook the remains of the
cloister, that are little but are enough making an idea of the beauty.
A lanced portal introduces to the
upper floor with the dormitories of the monks. Next to the Chapter Hall
is the Scriptorium, the place destined to the prayer and the
intellectual jobs, wide, with many windows and divided in two naves by
five cruciform pillars.
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