architecture

Lorsch Abbey, Church Fragment

Lorsch, Hesse, Germany

Kirchenfragment [German]

Architecture

higher-level structure
Lorsch Abbey
built
1140s
destroyed/demolished
1621
style/period
Gothic
work type by function
Roman Catholic church
work type form/concept
Christian basilica
material
stone

Architecture: Lorsch Abbey

built
764
culture
German
work type by function
monastery/convent

Geography

Europe » Western Europe » Germany » Hesse » Lorsch
local language location name
Lorsch, Deutschland [German]
historical affiliations
East Francia
764-962
Imperial Abbey of Lorsch
852-1232
Electorate of Mainz
1232-1803
Kingdom of Germany
962-1806
Holy Roman Empire
962-1806
Grand Duchy of Hesse
1806-1919
German Empire
1871-1919

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch (Lorsch Abbey)
type
cultural
criteria
III, IV
designation
reference
515-001
Lorsch Abbey, King's Hall, with church fragments in the background
Lorsch Abbey, King's Hall, with church fragments in the background Lorsch, Hesse, Germany
Lorsch Abbey, church fragment, tracery windows
Lorsch Abbey, Church Fragment, tracery window Lorsch, Hesse, Germany
Lorsch Abbey, church fragment, south elevation
Lorsch Abbey, Church Fragment, south elevation Lorsch, Hesse, Germany
Lorsch Abbey, church fragment, door
Lorsch Abbey, Church Fragment, door Lorsch, Hesse, Germany
Lorsch Abbey, church fragment, west elevation
Lorsch Abbey, Church Fragment, west elevation Lorsch, Hesse, Germany
Lorsch Abbey, church fragment, west elevation
Lorsch Abbey, Church Fragment, west elevation Lorsch, Hesse, Germany
Lorsch Abbey, church fragment, facade lion sculpture
Lorsch Abbey, Church Fragment, facade lion sculpture Lorsch, Hesse, Germany