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Maulbronn Monastery UNESCO World Heritage Site
Maulbronn Monastery Complex
Maulbronn monastery is one of the best preserved medieval monastery monuments north of the Alps. It is situated on the outskirts of Maulbronn and is separated from the town by fortifications. All schools of architecture and periods of development, from the Romanesque to Late Gothic periods, are found under one roof. It features prominently in Hermann Hesse's novel Beneath the Wheel
. Maulbronn monastery has been registered as a UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage site since December 1993. The justification for the inscription was as follows: The Maulbronn complex is the most complete survival of a Cistercian monastic establishment in Europe, in particular because of the survival of its extensive water-management system of reservoirs and channels
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The monastery was founded in 1147 under the auspices of the first Cistercian pope, Eugenius III. The main church, built in a style transitional from Romanesque to Gothic, was consecrated in 1178 by Arnold, Bishop of Speyer. A number of other buildings — infirmary, refectory, cellar, auditorium, porch, south cloister, hall, another refectory, forge, inn, cooperage, mill, and chapel — followed in the course of the 13th century. The west, east and north cloisters date back to the 14th century, as do most fortifications and the fountain house.
Hours: March 1 to October 31, daily from 9am - 5:30pm. November 1 to February 28, Tuesday to Sunday from 9:30am - 5pm.
Admission: Adults 5 €, Concessions 2.50 €.
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Address: Simmlerstraße 9, 75172 Pforzheim
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