What is Cloister?
[[File:CloisterinUtrecht.JPG|thumb|right|230px|The cloister of a ruined [[abbey]] in [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]].]] [[File:Collegium Maius 2017.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Cloister of Maius College in [[Kraków]].]] A '''Cloister''' is a term in [[architecture]]. It describes a structure which is usually found in [[monastery|monasteries]], [[church]]es and old [[college]]s. It is a [[Rectangle|rectangular]] open space surrounded by covered walks or open galleries. It has open [[arcade]]s on the inner side, running along the walls of buildings and forming a [[quadrangle]]. [[File:Columns of the coloister at Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque, Qutb complex.jpg|thumb|left|230px|The cloister of Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque. It is part of the [[World Heritage Site|World Heritage site]] Qutb Minar in [[Delhi]].]] {{stub}} [[Category:Architectural elements]] [[Category:Gothic architecture]]