Alpirsbach Monastery

Kloster Alpirsbach, Besuchergruppe vor der Klausur
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Alpirsbach Monastery, visitors
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Alpirsbach is unique in more ways than one. It is one of the few surviving monasteries in southwestern Germany built in the spirit of the Hirsau Reforms. In addition, it offers fascinating insights into everyday life at a 16th century boarding school.

HIGHLIGHTS

View into the church nave at Alpirsbach MonasteryTHE MONASTERY CHURCHTYPICAL OF THE HIRSAU REFORM
THE MONASTERY CHURCH - TYPICAL OF THE HIRSAU REFORM
Altar of Mary at Alpirsbach MonasteryTHE ALTAR OF ST. MARYLATE GOTHIC MASTERPIECE IN THE MONASTERY CHURCH
THE ALTAR OF ST. MARY - LATE GOTHIC MASTERPIECE IN THE MONASTERY CHURCH
The unusual pants from the Alpirsbach monastery findCLOTHING FROM ALPIRSBACH MONASTERYCLOTHES MAKE THE MAN
CLOTHING FROM ALPIRSBACH MONASTERY - CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN
View into the monastery museumTHE MONASTERY MUSEUMOF MONKS AND SCHOLARS
THE MONASTERY MUSEUM - OF MONKS AND SCHOLARS
Dormitory at Alpirsbach MonasteryTHE DORMITORYTHE MONKS' SLEEPING QUARTERS
THE DORMITORY - THE MONKS' SLEEPING QUARTERS