architecture

Corvey

Höxter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Kloster Corvey [German]
Schloss Corvey [German]
Nova Corbeia [Latin]

Architecture

full/alternative names
Corvey Abbey, Corvey Palace, Corvei, Korvei, Korvey
historic names
Nova Corbeia [Latin]
built
822-885
culture
Frankish, German, Christian
style/period
Romanesque
work type
822–1792
monastary/convent
1792–1803
episcopal residence
since 1803
palace
form/concept
Christian basilica
architect / constr. phase
1699-1756
Baroque reconstruction of the Carolingian monastery complex, severely damaged during the Thirty Years' War
patronage
Adalard of Corbie, Wala of Corbie

Geography

Europe » Western Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Governmental Region Detmold » Höxter district » Höxter
local language location name
Höxter, Deutschland [German]
cultural historical region
Westphalia
historical affiliations
823-843
Kingdom of the Franks
823-1180
Duchy of Saxony
843-962
East Francia
962-1806
Holy Roman Empire
823-1803
Corvey Abbey
1803-1806
Nassau-Orange-Fulda
1807-1813
Kingdom of Westphalia
1813-1945
Prussia
1871-1945
German Empire

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey
type
cultural
criteria
II, III, IV
extension
reference
1447