Berlin Franciscan Abbey, Franziskaner-Klosterkirche. old man looking at Ruins of mediaeval monastery
Ruin of the Franciscan monastery church. The ruling Margraves granted a piece of land on the corner of Grunerstrasse to a group of Franciscan monks in 1249. The early Gothic brick church on this site was built in 1250-1275. The remains consist of the western facade with its great portal, the long window above it, the tympanum, decorated with diamond-shaped mullions, the northern wall of the central nave, and the choir wall, broken up by large cloister complex was built around 1300 to the north of the church around two Margraves, who lived in the nearby Hohes Haus, were buried in the monastery church. The church was destroyed on 3rd April 1945 in the bombing of Berlin in World War II. None of the monastic buildings survive. After the reformation they housed Berlin's first printing press from 1571 and the building was used by the ‘Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster', Berlin‘s oldest secondary college, from 1574 until the Second World War. The church ruins were restored in 2003-2004 and are now used for exhibitions, plays and concerts The ruling Margraves granted a piece of land on the corner of Grunerstrasse to a group of Franciscan monks in 1249. The early Gothic brick church on this site was built in 1250-1275. The remains consist of the western facade with its great portal, the long window above it, the tympanum, decorated with diamond-shaped mullions, the northern wall of the central nave, and the choir wall, broken up by large cloister complex was built around 1300 to the north of the church around two Margraves, who lived in the nearby Hohes Haus, were buried in the monastery church. The church was destroyed on 3rd April 1945 in the bombing of Berlin in World War II. None of the monastic buildings survive. After the reformation they housed Berlin's first printing press from 1571 and the building was used by the ‘Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster', Berlin‘s oldest secondary college, from 1574 until the Second
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Location: Klosterstrasse, Mitte, Berlin, Germany, Europe, EU
Photo credit: © Eden Breitz / Alamy / Afripics
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