Poblet Abbey in Vimbodí i Poblet, Catalonia, sits at the foot of the Prades Mountains in the Conca de Barberà. Cistercian monks from France founded it in 1151. The article calls Arnau Bargués the main architect and names no client or construction dates. The infobox lists the style as Catalan Gothic.
The monastery buildings occupy about 129,000 square feet (12,000 m²), and at its peak it had more than 300 monks. Royal tomb statues are alabaster, and Damián Forment sculpted the 1527 altar. Frederic Marés restored the royal tombs in 1948. Mariano Bayón designed a guesthouse in 2010.
The abbey closed in 1835 under the Ecclesiastical Confiscations of Mendizábal, was plundered on July 24, 1835 and was partly burned. Royal remains moved to Tarragona Cathedral. Italian monks refounded it in 1940. UNESCO listed it in 1991. An active community of 29 professed monks lives there. The article gives no visiting hours.
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