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| Kloster Wiblingen (founded 11thC, rebuilt 18thC) (aka Wiblingen Benedictine Abbey) located on outskirts of Ulm. Ulm, Germany. Architect: Christian Wiedemann. | Entrance to Kloster Wiblingen with its flattened domes. Ulm, Germany. | Doorway to Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Interior of abbey church at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. |
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| Last Judgment ceiling fresco in abbey church by Januarius Zick at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Detail of Last Judgment ceiling fresco in abbey church by Januarius Zick at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Crucifixion ceiling fresco in abbey church by Januarius Zick at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Detail of Crucifixion ceiling fresco in abbey church by Januarius Zick at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. |
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| Fresco depicting Last Supper at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Crucifix in abbey church at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Statuary in abbey church at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Ornate pulpit in abbey church at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. |
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| Ornate pulpit in abbey church at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Choir stalls in abbey church at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Balcony with Apostle statues in abbey church at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Early Neo-classicist library design of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. |
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| Rococo design of library (1760) at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Ceiling fresco above gallery in library at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Ceiling fresco depicting Benedictines proselytizing foreign peoples in library of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Detail of ceiling fresco depicting Benedictines proselytizing foreign peoples in library of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. |
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| Detail of ceiling fresco in library of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Detail of ceiling fresco in library of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Detail of ceiling fresco including Benedictines in library of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Detail of ceiling fresco with Benedictines in library of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. |
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| Ceiling fresco depicting St Jerome, Father of the Church, with his lion symbol, in library of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Ceiling fresco depicting St Gregory the Great, Father of the Church, with his symbol, a dove whispering in his ear, in library of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Ceiling fresco depicting St Augustine, Father of the Church, in library of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Ceiling fresco depicting St Ambrose, Father of the Church, with his symbol, a beehive in library of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. |
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| Rococo library with some of the 32 columns, painted alternately in pink & blue, supporting the gallery at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Gallery, pillars & statuary in library at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Ceiling fresco with scenes of wisdom in library at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Fresco depicting Benedictines proselytizing foreign peoples in library of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. |
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| Book shelves & statues depicting academic & religious virtues in library at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | One of the statues depicting academic & religious virtues in library at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | One of the statues depicting academic & religious virtues in library at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | One of the statues depicting academic & religious virtues in library at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. |
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| One of the statues depicting academic & religious virtues in library at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | One of the statues depicting academic & religious virtues in library at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | One of the statues depicting academic & religious virtues in library at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | One of the statues depicting academic & religious virtues in library at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. |
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| One of the statues depicting academic & religious virtues in library at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Ceiling panel in museum at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Neo Classical detail of ceiling panel in museum at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Ceramic & cast iron heating stove (1733) with scene of Christ's crucifixion with Mary & John at foot of cross at museum of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. |
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| Boundary stone (1784) displayed in museum of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Painting (18thC) of founders, as imagined long after their deaths, against backdrop of monastery & church at museum of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Silhouettes of Wiblingen monks panel (c1800) by Father Michael Braig at museum of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Seal of Abbot Ulrich (1426) Above: St Martin on horseback; Middle: St Benedict; Below: Wiblingen Monastery coat of arms at museum of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. |
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| St. Anthony the Hermit (aka the Great or Abbot) painting with his attributes, a pig & a bell, at museum of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | St Fridolin painting, Irish born missionary, with his attribute, a skeleton, at Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Medieval reenactment on grounds of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. | Medieval reenactment on grounds of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. |
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| Participants in medieval reenactment on grounds of Kloster Wiblingen. Ulm, Germany. |
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