St. Gallen, Kantonsschule

St. Gallen, Kantonsschule is a bus stop in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen. St. Gallen, Kantonsschule is situated nearby to Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, as well as near the monastery Abbey of Saint Gall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbey of Saint Gall and Abbey Library.

Abbey of Saint Gall

Monastery

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Abbey of Saint Gall is a dissolved abbey in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Carolingian-era monastery existed from 719, founded by Saint Othmar on the spot where Saint Gall had erected his hermitage. Abbey of Saint Gall is situated 350 metres southwest of St. Gallen, Kantonsschule.

Abbey Library

Museum

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The Abbey library of St Gall is a significant medieval monastic library located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 1983, the library, as well as the Abbey of St Gall, were designated a World Heritage Site, as "an outstanding example of a large Carolingian monastery and was, since the 8th century until its secularisation in 1805, one of the most important cultural centres in Europe". Abbey Library is situated 460 metres southwest of St. Gallen, Kantonsschule.

Kunstmuseum St. Gallen

Museum

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, is a Swiss art museum founded in 1877 and located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is an important museum within Eastern Switzerland because of their expansive European art collection. Kunstmuseum St. Gallen is situated 310 metres north of St. Gallen, Kantonsschule.