Einsiedeln Abbey
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 | Einsiedeln Abbey Church |
| Designer | Kaspar Moosbrugger |
| Location | Einsiedeln, Switzerland |
| Date | 1719 to 1735 |
| Building Type | monastery church |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | urban |
| Architectural Style | Baroque Rococo |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | Bow-fronted convex west facade. With H. G. Kuen. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Einsiedeln_Abbey.html |
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Kaspar (or Caspar) Moosbrugger also served as stone mason for the Abbey buildings.
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Pierre Charpentrat. Living Architecture: Baroque Italy and Central Europe. Photographs by Peter Heman. London: Oldbourne Book Co., 1967. NA1116.C513. exterior photo of tower, p41. exterior photo of facade, p84.
Roger H. Clark and Michael Pause. Precedents in Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985. ISBN 0-442-21668-8. LC 84-3543. NA2750.C55 1984. plan, heirarchy diagram, p206. — Updated edition available at Amazon.com
Sir Banister Fletcher. A History of Architecture. London: The Butterworth Group, 1987. ISBN 0-408-01587-X. LC 86-31761. NA200.F63 1987. brief mention, p937-938. — The classic text of architectural history. Expanded 1996 edition available at Amazon.com
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