Courtyard wing

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Entrance to the Gallus Chapel , flanked by Desiderius von Vienne and Saint Mauritius

The courtyard wing now serves as the episcopal residence of the diocese of St. Gallen . The baroque style building was built in 1666/1667 as the residence of the abbot of the prince abbey of St. Gallen . As part of the monastery district , the building was included in the UNESCO list of world cultural heritage sites worthy of protection in 1983.

history

The first St. Gallus Chapel used to stand on the site of the courtyard wing, which was razed to the ground in 1530 during the Reformation . The second chapel was consecrated in 1540 and demolished in the spring of 1666 under Prince Abbot Gallus Alt to make room for a new residence.

The courtyard wing was rebuilt in its current form from 1666. After its completion, it housed the abbot's apartments. The court chapel and the Gallus chapel below on the ground floor were consecrated in 1671.

In the years 1767 to 1769, the prince abbot had the New Palatinate built as a new residence in keeping with his status. The one hundred years older courtyard wing became the south wing of the residence, while the planned, opposite the north wing until after the abolishment of the monastery and Abbey of the armory could be realized in the canton. In 1803, the New Palatinate became the seat of the government of the Canton of St. Gallen . In 1805 they had the St. Gallen monastery liquidated. The monastery buildings came into state ownership and the court wing was rented to a cotton mill.

After the founding of the diocese of St. Gallen, the Catholics of the canton of St. Gallen bought the courtyard wing back in 1823 for a sum of 38,000 guilders. The building became the episcopal residence of the diocese founded in 1823 and independent since April 1847. The lower Gallus chapel is today the baptistery of the cathedral parish.

Under the courtyard wing is the historic courtyard cellar , which has been connected to the modern Pfalzkeller since 1998/1999 via an entrance structure designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava . Both cellars are used for events.

General view from the north

Building

The courtyard wing is a three-storey, simple structure with 22 window axes. The window frames are not drilled. In the western area there is a four-story tower with a bell in the tower dome. The simple roof is structured by a single dwelling .

The courtyard cellar with the futuristically furnished Pfalzkeller is accessed through a Calatrava entrance structure, the metal slats of which can be folded up to the floor. However, this is located in front of the new Palatinate.

Web links

Commons : Hofflügel St. Gallen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ St.Gallen (Gallus Chapel) . (accessed on October 18, 2018)
  2. ↑ St.Gallen (Gallus Chapel) . (accessed on October 18, 2018)
  3. ↑ St.Gallen (Gallus Chapel) . (accessed on October 18, 2018)

Coordinates: 47 ° 25 '23.8 "  N , 9 ° 22' 40.7"  E ; CH1903:  746322  /  254304