Kantonsschule am Burggraben

Kantonsschule am Burggraben is a school in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen which is located on Burggraben. Kantonsschule am Burggraben is situated nearby to the pitch Fussball, as well as near the fountain Brunnen im Kantipark.

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Type: School
Description: school in St. Gallen
Address: Burggraben 21
Wheelchair access: limited

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 330 metres southwest of Kantonsschule am Burggraben.

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 440 metres southwest of Kantonsschule am Burggraben.

Kunstmuseum St. Gallen

Museum

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Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, is a Swiss art museum founded in 1877 and located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The museum holds a collection of paintings and sculptures spanning the late Middle Ages to the present. Kunstmuseum St. Gallen is situated 270 metres north of Kantonsschule am Burggraben.