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Rupertsberg Monastery Vault Remains

Marion Halft · 14 October 2012

A modern photograph of the surviving vaults of the Rupertsberg convent founded by Hildegard of Bingen in 1150.

Physical remains of the convent Hildegard founded, linking her to this surviving site.

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Photograph of stone vault remains of the Rupertsberg Monastery in Bingen-Bingerbrück, Germany.
Marion Halft, Rupertsberg monastery vault remains, 2012. Bingen-Bingerbrück, Germany.

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What it is

This photograph, taken in 2012 by Marion Halft, shows the surviving stone vaults of the Rupertsberg Monastery near Bingen-Bingerbrück, Germany.

Why it matters

Hildegard of Bingen founded this convent in 1150, and it became the center of her community and much of her later work. These remains are physical evidence of the place where she lived and worked, even though little else of the original buildings survives.

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  • What can ruins like these tell us about how the monastery was originally built?
  • Why do you think so little of the original structure remains today?
  • How does seeing the actual remains differ from seeing a drawn or imagined view of a historical place?

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