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MONASTERY OF ST.-GERMAIN-DES-PRES, PARIS This famous monastery, now in the midst of Paris, was formerly outside of the walls when the town was .much smaller, and was fortified as shown in the picture, with a moat (C) and drawbridge (D). One can see the abbey church (A), which still stands; the cloister (B) ; the refectory, or dining room (E) ; and the long dormitory (G). It was common in the age of disorder to fortify monasteries and sometimes even churches, as nothing was so sacred as to protect it from the danger of attack
