Wienhausen, eastern range
ID:
347
Original Country:
Germany
Region:
Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony)
Sorting Title:
Wienhausen, eastern range
Subject:
A view of the eastern cloister wing at the convent of Wienhausen, reconstructed after 1530.
Creation Date:
post 1530
Century:
16th
Format Medium:
brick and wood
Original Location:
Wienhausen
Historical Context:
This eastern wing of the convent complex was rebuilt after 1530. The medieval structure was demolished by Ernst "the Confessor," Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, in a show of force intended to force the community's conversion to the Lutheran reform. The wing was rebuilt in the half brick, half timber construction typical of late medieval and early modern urban architecture in Germany.
Current Repository:
Wienhausen
Photo Credit:
June Mecham
Statement:
Abbess Renate von Randow; Wolfgang Brandis
