Reg.Nr. HA-2006/AU/05

Klosterneuburg Monastery

Re-opening of the Sala terrena, the only existing large scale baroque representational architecture preserved in the status of a construction site (due to the fact that construction work stopped in 1740 at an early stage) and adaptation as new visitors' entrance. Creation of ...
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Project details

Title:Klosterneuburg Monastery
Entr. year: 2006
Result:Diploma
Country: Austria
Town: Klosterneuburg (Lower Austria)
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: Religious building/memorial
Former use:Monastery
Actual use:Monastery, museum, exhibition room
Built: 13th-18th century
The Jury's citation: For bringing to life and rendering accessible to the public an unfinished monument to Baroque absolutism and for the harmonious introduction of complementary newly designed elements.
GPS:48°18'27,0"N; 16°19'35,3"E
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Description:
Re-opening of the Sala terrena, the only existing large scale baroque representational architecture preserved in the status of a construction site (due to the fact that construction work stopped in 1740 at an early stage) and adaptation as new visitors' entrance. Creation of visitor infrastructure in surrounding rooms. Creation of a modern presentation of the 900 years history of the abbey and life and work of the Augustinian Canons. Re-adaptation of the rooms around the medieval cloister of Klosterneuburg abbey for the presentation of 14th and 15th century works of art. Excavation of the remains of the capella speciosa, the first gothic building in Austria, erected in 1222, destroyed in 1799 and creation of an archaeological monument.