Residential and commercial building Zur Quelle

Residential and commercial building Zur Quelle is an apartment building in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen which is located on Burggraben. Residential and commercial building Zur Quelle is situated nearby to the museum Projektraum 4 1/2, as well as near Hotel am Spisentor.

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Type: Apartment building
Description: residential and commercial building in the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Also known as: “Haus Zur Quelle”
Address: Burggraben 27, St. Gallen, 9000

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 220 metres southwest of Residential and commercial building Zur Quelle.

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 330 metres southwest of Residential and commercial building Zur Quelle.