Architecture

Kostanjevica Cistercian Monastery, artwork of the sculpture park “Forma Viva” in front of the Church of the Annunciation

Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia

Cistercijanski samostan Kostanjevica [Slovenian]
Samostan Studenec svete Marije [Slovenian]
Kloster Mariabrunn [German]
Fons Sanctae Mariae [Latin]
Galerija Božidar Jakac [Slovenian]
Kostanjevica Cistercian Monastery, artwork of the sculpture park “Forma Viva” in front of the Church of the Annunciation

Architecture

structure overview
Kostanjevica Cistercian Monastery
architectural element(s)
sculpture

Architecture: Kostanjevica Cistercian Monastery

full/alternative names
Monastery of the Well of Saint Mary, Landstrass Monastery, Božidar Jakac Gallery, Kostanjevica Castle
built
1234
culture
Slovenian, German, Austrian, Christian
style/period
Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque
work type by function
monastery/convent
1234–1785
art museum
1974
architect / constr. phase
1700-1750
restoration and remodeling to baroque style
1956
reconstruction after destruction in WW2 in 1942/43
patronage
Bernhard von Spanheim

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Slovenia » Kostanjevica na Krki
local language location name
Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenija [Slovenian]
historic location names
Landstraß an der Gurk [German]
historical affiliations
Duchy of Carinthia
1234-1918
Holy Roman Empire
1234-1804
Habsburg Monarchy
1335-1804
Austrian Empire
1804-1809
French Republic
1809-1813
Austrian Empire
1813-1867
Austria-Hungary
1867-1918
Yugoslavia
1918-1991

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
3,138 × 4,940  pixel
26.6 × 41.8 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
perspective control, colour corrected
copyrights
Benjamin Hemer (contact@imaginoso.com (send an e-mail))