Bad Schussenried Abbey, Baden-Württemberg Photos

Bad Schussenried Abbey (founded 1183) and St Magnus Abbey Church (remodeled in Baroque style1748) are located in the small town of Bad Schussenried, near Zwiefalten. The abbey library is notable for its ceiling frescos, curving gallery & balustrade and alabaster statues. The baroque interior of St. Magnus, originally built in 1185, is filled with baroque decorative elements and is especially known for its carved choir stalls.

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Bad Schussenried Abbey buildings. Bad Schussenried, Germany.St Magnus Church tower. Bad Schussenried, Germany.St Magnus Abbey Church interior (remodeled Baroque style ). Bad Schussenried, Germany.St Magnus Abbey Church pulpit & high altar. Bad Schussenried, Germany.
Bad Schussenried Abbey buildings (founded 1183). Bad Schussenried, Germany.St Magnus Church tower. Bad Schussenried, Germany. Style: Baroque.St Magnus Abbey Church interior (remodeled Baroque style (1748)). Bad Schussenried, Germany.St Magnus Abbey Church pulpit & high altar. Bad Schussenried, Germany.
St Magnus Abbey Church choir stalls by Georg Anton Machein & high altar. Bad Schussenried, Germany.St Magnus Abbey Church interior clock detail. Bad Schussenried, Germany.St Magnus Abbey Church organ. Bad Schussenried, Germany.Baroque doorway with elaborate wrought iron railings. Bad Schussenried, Germany.
St Magnus Abbey Church choir stalls (1717) by Georg Anton Machein & high altar. Bad Schussenried, Germany.St Magnus Abbey Church interior clock detail. Bad Schussenried, Germany.St Magnus Abbey Church organ. Bad Schussenried, Germany.Baroque doorway with elaborate wrought iron railings. Bad Schussenried, Germany.
Baroque abbey library with ceiling frescoes by Franz Georg Hermann & curving gallery by Fidelis Sporer. Bad Schussenried, Germany.Detail from ceiling frescoes in abbey library. Bad Schussenried, Germany.Detail from ceiling frescoes in abbey library. Bad Schussenried, Germany.
Baroque abbey library with ceiling frescoes (1757) by Franz Georg Hermann & curving gallery by Fidelis Sporer. Bad Schussenried, Germany.Detail from ceiling frescoes in abbey library. Bad Schussenried, Germany.Detail from ceiling frescoes in abbey library. Bad Schussenried, Germany.
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