House zum Schwan

House zum Schwan is an apartment building in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen which is located on Kugelgasse. House zum Schwan is situated nearby to the square Aepliplatz, as well as near the health club Haus Tao.

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Type: Apartment building
Description: bourgeois house with bay window in the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Also known as: “Haus zum Schwan”
Address: Kugelgasse 10, St. Gallen, 9000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbey of Saint Gall and Abbey Library.

Abbey of Saint Gall

Monastery

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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 180 metres south of House zum Schwan.

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 280 metres south of House zum Schwan.