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Lapidarium
 
The Lapidarium in the Baroque cellar of the west wing houses an important collection of medieval architectural sculpture. Here you will find 9th and 10th century Carolingian and Ottonian workpieces, as well as objects dating from the 15th to the 17th century. The early medieval capitals and imposts are among the largest and most impressive examples of Carolingian architectural sculpture.

The visitor's tour of the Lapidarium takes in different building phases of the abbey and its church, spanning a period of over a thousand years. The individual objects are numbered, and explanations can be found under the corresponding numbers in the printed description.


 


Excavations
 
Excavations carried out during the 1960s yielded new findings concerning the construction of the medieval abbey. As a result, it was possible to reconstruct the layout of the medieval abbey (built around 830) and compare it with the Carolingian abbey plan (dating from around 819). A visit to the Lapidarium thus provides a valuable insight into the historical background of the manuscripts kept at the Abbey Library.

 


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