The capitular hall has a Roman facade with a semi-circular arched doorway framed by two windows on either side.
Remains of the cloister and the bell tower of abbey church.
The facade of the capitular hall is furnished with simple ornaments representing feuilles de cistel (reeds), the emblem of the Cistercian order.
Escaladieu Abbey was founded by monks from Morimond Abbey around 1140 and has been continuously inhabited by Cistercian monks until 1830.
The abbey church, centre of monastic life.
The capitular hall consists of two bays with cross-ribbed vaulted ceilings. The vaulting is laid out in bricks that fall on four marble columns.