Abbey of Cluny

== History: ==
The Clunny Abbey is one of the oldest and most beautiful medieval abbeys in Europe, It was founded in 910 by William of Aquitaine, in a forrest region. The abbey grew to be the most grandious Pre-Romanique and Romanique abbey in Europe, serving as as role-model to an ideal Benedictine Abbey in middle ages, and grew up to a special style withing medieval art. Due to its size and spendings, the abbey lost lot of its land and started falling appart, untill 17th century, when Louis, the Sun Emperor invested a big ammount of money into the Abbeys refurnishment and elevated it to Prince-Abbey. The Abbey was abandoned during the revolution, until Leopold de Tubingen was appointed Prince-Abbot of Cluny, marking a new are of prosperity.
=== Modern Day: ===
When Leopold de Tubingen became the Abbot of Cluny, the abbey was in a bad shape once again, the church was falling appart, the residencial part was destroyed by the savages of revolution and there were no monks. First order of Abbot Tubingen was to refurbish the Residential part, which he did with help of best archtiects, and financial help of Louis XIV. The Congregation was rebuilt and a new monastic life was given to the Abbey. The congregation would open a few institutions incuding:
* The Library of Cluny Abbey
* The Print of Cluny Abbey
* The Academy of Cluny for clergy
* The Wineyards of Cluny
As well as the Hotel de Cluny in Dijon which hosts the "Museum of Medieval Art"