Henrykow’s Cisterian AbbeyInteresting place for the autumn weekend is Henrykow’s Abbey. A monastery and a garden were built in 1227 year. There are a lot of monuments.

- A church: There are lots of chapels and altars. Pictures were painted by a baroque painter Michal Willmann.

Henrykow’s Cisterian Abbey

Henrykow’s Cisterian Abbey- A purple hall: In this hall pictures are on the ceiling. In these pictures there is a painting of the Earth. Behind this planet is a new city – Jeruzalem. Around these pictures there are four cardinal’s virtues. The hall is decorated with baroque ornaments. On the walls there are Michal Wilmmann’s pictures. They present church’s founders.

Henrykow’s Cisterian Abbey- An oaken hall: You can watch here perfect wood panellings. Above wood panellings are pictures. They present Henrykow’s burgher at the time of Henrykow’s Book beginnings.

Henrykow’s Cisterian Abbey- A papal hall: Interesting place in this hall are a tiled stove and a triptych. It presents Saint Anna Samotrzecia.

Henrykow’s Cisterian Abbey- A parlour: On the ceiling there are pictures presenting Henrykow’s church. Around there are pictures symbolizing four seasons.

Henrykow’s Cisterian Abbey- A refectory: In the refectory there is a tiled stove. Walls are ornamented with fake marble. Above there is a Cisterians' emblem. Here are pictures presenting Henrykow’s church’s founders, too. Pekalski painted them.

Henrykow’s Cisterian Abbey- A chapel: In this room to 1945 year was chapel. An the time of farming school here was a cafe.

Henrykow’s Cisterian Abbey

- A church’s corridor: In the corridors there are pretty pictures. - Judical halls: In one of the halls there is an ornamented stove with ebony stove. Now it is Church’s Comprehensive School. - A hermitage: Now this is retired Wroclaw’s Archbishop’s hermitage.

Henrykow’s Cisterian Abbey- A Cisterian abbot’s summer house: Summer house for Cistersian abbot. - Animals: On the sunny days you can watch some animals here: A) an ostrich B) a donkey C) a horse D) a pig E) a rabbit You can watch a donkey Julek. You can ride a horse.

Henrykow’s Cisterian AbbeyBy Oscar Olejnik, class VB.

Autumn - 2009r.