UNESCO World Heritage Site

Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair

Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Switzerland, inscribed in 1983.

The Convent of Müstair, which stands in a valley in the Grisons, is a good example of Christian monastic renovation during the Carolingian period. It has Switzerland's greatest series of figurative murals, painted c. A.D. 800, along with Romanesque frescoes and stuccoes.

The Convent of Müstair, which stands in a valley in the Grisons, is a good example of Christian monastic renovation during the Carolingian period. It has Switzerland's greatest series of figurative murals, painted c. A.D. 800, along with Romanesque frescoes and stuccoes.

Country
Switzerland
Region
Europe
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1983
UNESCO reference
269
Area
2.036 ha

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