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Cistercian Monastery Description
In the bend of the Limmat in Wettingen is the best preserved Cistercian monastery in the country, now a teachers' training college. The abbey (founded 1227) has superb Late Renaissance and Roccoco decoration, finely carved choir-stalls and in the cloister some of the best stained glass in Switzerland (182 roundels with coats of arms and figures, 13th-17th century). The extensive renovations to the exterior and the redevelopment of the cloister and chapter-house were completed in 1988. Refurbishment of the interior began in 1990 and lasted about four years.
Hobbies & Activities category: Significant work of art;  Christian sites;  Architecture - Renaissance;  Architecture - Baroque or Rococo;  Stained glass of note
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