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Cistercian abbeyBade-Wurtemberg (Allemagne)
Abbaye de Maulbronn
Maulbronn
Dimensions
Walled ensemble, 12th to 16th century; porch known as "the Paradise", 1210
Period
Founded in 1147; UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993
What stands there
The most complete medieval monastic ensemble north of the Alps
Founded in 1147, Maulbronn is presented as the most complete and best-preserved medieval monastic ensemble north of the Alps — which, for Cistercian buildings, amounts to a statistical miracle. Its architecture stands at the turning point between Romanesque and Gothic, and it counted for a great deal in the spread of Gothic towards central and northern Europe. The church porch, known as the Paradise, dates from 1210. The monastery preserves an exceptional hydraulic system of channels and reservoirs.
Getting there : Admission charge
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
Ambient sound
Nearby
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- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de StrasbourgCathedral · Strasbourg · 91 km
- Bastberg, la colline des sorcières de BouxwillerSacred hill · Bouxwiller · 102 km
- Église du DompeterChurch · Avolsheim · 108 km
This place in the great stories
- The daughters of Cîteaux: how five abbeys covered EuropeMolesme c. 1075 and Cîteaux in 1098; the first four daughters between 1113 and 1115…