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Abbot's Chapel, Schulpforta Monastery

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Abbot's Chapel, Schulpforta Monastery

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    February 19, 2023

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    As soon as you open the door you are impressed. Counts and church leaders are here. Their tombstones are very elaborately worked and worth seeing.
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    August 18, 2023

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    Former Cistercian monastery of Schulpforte, Abbot's Chapel

    Construction period
    13th century,
    around 1230
    Architectural style
    Gothic
    Builder / architect

    Condition
    The former Abbot's Chapel in Schulpforte has been renovated.
    Current use
    School
    Access
    The grounds of the Pforta monastery near Naumburg are accessible. The former Abbot's Chapel in Schulpforte can be visited.


    Description
    Type
    The Abbot's Chapel of the former Pforta monastery is a single-nave, two-bay building.
    Building structure
    Natural stone construction, 5/10 end, rich structure with pilasters, round-arch friezes and buttresses
    Interior
    Vaults, west gallery
    Gravestones
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    August 18, 2022

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    The early Gothic abbot's chapel was originally the chapel of the infirmary and is praised as a "well-preserved and artistically highly remarkable building of the Cistercian early Gothic period". The …
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    1. Little Saale – Schulpforta Monastery loop from Naumburg (Saale) Hbf

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Elevation 160 m

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    Location: Naumburg (Saale), Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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