Architecture of Switzerland
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The architecture of Switzerland was influenced by its location astride major trade routes, along with diverse architectural traditions of the four national languages. Romans and later Italians brought
Reconstructed stilt houses at Wauwil
Roman columns at Nyon
The Saint John Abbey
Model of the first church at Schaffhausen
Saint John Abbey, Müstair
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The Abbey of Saint John is an early medieval Benedictine monastery in the Swiss municipality of Val Müstair, in the Canton of Graubünden. By reason of its exceptionally well-preserved heritage of Caro
Architecture of Switzerland
…mountain valleys, the Carolingian kings established several monasteries in Switzerland. One well preserved example of this style in Switzerland is Saint John Abbey, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was probably founded around 775 either on orders of Charlemagne or his Bishop in Chur. Many of the frescoes in the…
Statue of Charlemagne in the abbey church
Dinner of Herod Antipas with dancing Salome