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Poblet Monastery

The Monestir de Santa Maria de Poblet is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1151, located in the comarca of Conca de Barberà[?], Catalonia.

It was the royal pantheon of the Catalan kings of Aragon since James I of Aragon.

It is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.



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