Architecture

Kostanjevica Cistercian Monastery, west elevation

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, west elevation

Architecture

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
1234–1785
monastery/convent
1974
art museum
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
1234-1918
Duchy of Carinthia
1234-1804
Holy Roman Empire
1335-1804
Habsburg Monarchy
1804-1809
Austrian Empire
1809-1813
French Republic
1813-1867
Austrian Empire
1867-1918
Austria-Hungary
1918-1991
Yugoslavia

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,628 × 3,792  pixel
47.7 × 32.1 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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