Waaghaus

Waaghaus is a town hall in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen which is located on Bohl. Waaghaus is situated nearby to the post office Die Post, as well as near the square Scherrerplatz.

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Type: Town hall
Description: Former trading hall and current multi-purpose building in the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Address: Bohl 14, 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 300 metres south of Waaghaus.

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 400 metres south of Waaghaus.