They were built from the year 1366 by order of Peter the ceremonious and make an oval enclosure with a perimeter of about 1,500 m thirty towers. The original building was made ​​of adobe and masonry. The towers, but one of polygonal, are rectangular, open to the inside and are reinforced with blocks. Formerly the whole area was surrounded by a moat. Three sites are conserved, that of Bover, Sant Jordi and the castles, this open later.
During the War of the Reapers, in 1649, the town was raided by the Castilian troops and part of the wall was left badly damaged. A century after the towers were sold to individuals who settled homes. The recovery began in 1971.
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The Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet (Catalan: Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Poblet) is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1151, located at the foot of the Prades Mountains, in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in Catalonia (Spain). It was founded by Cistercian monks from France on lands conquered from the Moors. The main architect was Arnau Bargués.
This monastery was the first of three sister monasteries, known as the Cistercian triangle, that helped consolidate power in Catalonia in the 12th century. (The other two are Vallbona de les Monges and Santes Creus.)
Significance
Poblet was one of the two royal pantheons of the kings of the Crown of Aragon since James I of Aragon (along with Monastery of San Juan de la Peña). Some of the most important royal sepulchres have alabaster statues that lie over the tomb. The kings have lion sculptures at their feet, while the queens have dogs.
Peter IV of Aragon (1319 – 1387) made it a condition, under solemn oath at the moment of crowning, that all the Aragonese kings be buried there. Only Ferdinand II of Aragon broke the oath, after his kingdom had been merged with the Kingdom of Castile, and was buried in Granada.
Burials
The following kings and queens of Aragon are buried at the Poblet Monastery:
Alfonso II (1196)
James I (1276)
Peter IV (1387), and his first three wives Maria of Navarre, Eleanor of Portugal, and Eleanor of Sicily
John I (1396), and his wives, Martha of Armagnac and Violant of Bar
Martin (1410), and his first wife, Maria de Luna
Ferdinand I (1416), and his wife, Eleanor of Alburquerque
Alfonso V (1458)
John II (1479), and his second wife, Joana Enríquez
Additional notable figures interred here include the Hungarian queen Beatrice of Naples (1508) and Philip Wharton, 1st Duke of Wharton (1731).
The tombs of the royals were restored by the Catalan sculptor Frederic Marés in 1948.
Ruin and rebuilding
The monastery, which had already suffered damage during the First Carlist War, was closed down due to the Ecclesiastical Confiscations of Mendizábal in 1835 during Isabella II of Spain's rule. The Desamortización or secularization of the place brought monastic life to an end. On 24 July of the same year the monastery was plundered by representatives of the Mendizábal's government and unruly mobs. During the events all valuable paintings and furniture were removed and dispersed. Also parts of the monastery were destroyed owing to fires.
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Monestir de Poblet a vista de drone 2.7K 50fps
In the years that followed the Poblet Monastery fell into disrepair and ruin; some of the main roofs caved in. The tombs of the rulers of the Kingdom of Aragon were desecrated and the remains were transferred and kept for a while in the Cathedral of Tarragona, thanks to the intervention of Rev. Antoni Serret from the neighboring town of L'Espluga.
Finally the monastery was refounded in 1940 by Italian monks of the same order and repair and reconstruction began. Close to the entrance of the church one building has been kept in a ruined state as a reminder. Remains of the deceased of the ancient Royal House of Aragon were put back in sepulchres, but they are now commingled.
Poblet belongs to the Cistercian Congregation of the Crown of Aragon, along with Santa Maria de Solius and convents such as Santa Maria de Vallbona and Santa Maria de Valldonzella. The Abbot of Poblet is the ex officio chairman of the Congregation. Today the monastic community of Poblet is composed of 29 professed monks, 1 regular oblate, 1 novice and 2 familiars.
Poblet Monastery has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991. The altar (1527) was sculpted by Damián Forment.
In 2010, Spanish architect Mariano Bayón designed the Poblet Monastery Guesthouse.

Poblet Monastery

El castillo de Ciutadilla es una antigua fortaleza medieval del siglo XI con elementos posteriores románicos y góticos, transformada en el siglo XVI en palacio renacentista y que subsistió hasta 1835.
Historia
La primera referencia escrita es del 30 de septiembre de 1029, cuando una sentencia arbitral habla de las murallas del castillo y dice que el señor Jurisdiccional es Guerau de Guimerà.
En el siglo XVI, Gispert de Guimerà, convierte el antiguo castillo militar en un palacio renacentista, levantando además la torre del homenaje, que da fisonomía al castillo y al pueblo.
Ramón de Guimerà, señor de Ciutadilla, se convirtió en 1640 plenipotenciario de la Diputación General, para concertar una ayuda militar con Francia para hacer frente a Castilla.
Arquitectura
En la parte derecha del portal de entrada al castillo se levanta una magnífica torre del homenaje cuadrangular de siete plantas, con matacán y ventanal renacentista las superiores, que aún hoy día son exponente, con los restos que quedan en pie, de lo que fue este magnífico castillo.
El patio interior de forma trapezoidal tiene en su parte norte una gran escalera que hasta inicios de siglo disponía de una galería superior con una magnífica columnata.
Abandonado a las inclemencias del tiempo, en 1908, comienza a derribarse una parte del edificio para ir cediendo poco a poco la mayoría de los elementos arquitectónicos, ayudado por el vandalismo.
A finales del siglo XX comenzaron las obras de una mínima restauración para detener la total degradación.