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Baroque library hall, Wiblingen Abbey, Ulm
Baroque library hall, Wiblingen Abbey, Ulm. Spatzameez, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wiblingen Abbey library

Ulm, Germany, 1740–50

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  • Wiblingen Abbey library, worth knowing: After secularisation the monastery briefly became a ducal residence, then served as an infantry barracks known as the Schlosskaserne.

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    Wiblingen Abbey library, worth knowing: After secularisation the monastery briefly became a ducal residence, then served as an infantry barracks known as the Schlosskaserne.
Source: https://www.kloster-wiblingen.de/wissenswert-amuesant/meilensteine
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Last checked: 2026-11-11
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  • Wiblingen Abbey library, worth knowing: At the centre of the 1744 ceiling fresco is a woman ringed by angels, who stands for divine wisdom ruling over all.

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    Wiblingen Abbey library, worth knowing: At the centre of the 1744 ceiling fresco is a woman ringed by angels, who stands for divine wisdom ruling over all.
Source: https://www.kloster-wiblingen.de/erlebnis-kloster-garten/kloster-garten/gebaeude/bibliothekssaal
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  • Wiblingen Abbey library, worth knowing: The monastery's own account says the ghost of Father Johannes, a forgetful 18th-century priest, comes to the library hall every night to look for a book holding his confession notes. It presents this as a legend.

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    Wiblingen Abbey library, worth knowing: The monastery's own account says the ghost of Father Johannes, a forgetful 18th-century priest, comes to the library hall every night to look for a book holding his confession notes. It presents this as a legend.
Source: https://www.kloster-wiblingen.de/wissenswert-amuesant/anekdoten/das-buch-mit-dem-zettel
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Built

  • Wiblingen Abbey library, built: 1740-1750 (under Abbot Meinrad); ceiling fresco 1744

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    Wiblingen Abbey library, built: 1740-1750 (under Abbot Meinrad); ceiling fresco 1744
Source: https://www.kloster-wiblingen.de/erlebnis-kloster-garten/kloster-garten/gebaeude/bibliothekssaal
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Architect

  • Wiblingen Abbey library, architect: plan by Christian Wiedemann (d. 1739); site lead then Johann Wiedemann; from 1750 a Munich master builder

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    Wiblingen Abbey library, architect: plan by Christian Wiedemann (d. 1739); site lead then Johann Wiedemann; from 1750 a Munich master builder
Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloster_Wiblingen
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Size

  • Wiblingen Abbey library, size: 23 m long x 11.5 m deep; two storeys

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    Wiblingen Abbey library, size: 23 m long x 11.5 m deep; two storeys
Source: https://www.kloster-wiblingen.de/erlebnis-kloster-garten/kloster-garten/gebaeude/bibliothekssaal
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Volumes

  • Wiblingen Abbey library, volumes: about 15,000 volumes at peak; dispersed after secularisation

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    Wiblingen Abbey library, volumes: about 15,000 volumes at peak; dispersed after secularisation
Source: https://www.kloster-wiblingen.de/erlebnis-kloster-garten/kloster-garten/gebaeude/bibliothekssaal
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Status today

  • Wiblingen Abbey library, status today: church basilica under scaffolding (restricted); no library hall closure found

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    Wiblingen Abbey library, status today: church basilica under scaffolding (restricted); no library hall closure found
Source: https://www.kloster-wiblingen.de/
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What happened here

  1. 1744Wiblingen Abbey library, built, 1744: Ceiling fresco by Franz Martin Kuen signed 1744 (hall built 1740-1750)

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    Wiblingen Abbey library, built, 1744: Ceiling fresco by Franz Martin Kuen signed 1744 (hall built 1740-1750)
Source: https://www.kloster-wiblingen.de/erlebnis-kloster-garten/kloster-garten/gebaeude/bibliothekssaal
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Library hall, Wiblingen Abbey, Ulm
Library hall, Wiblingen Abbey, Ulm. Spatzameez, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Library hall, Wiblingen Abbey, Ulm. Photo: Spatzameez, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kloster_Wiblingen_Bibliothekssaal_05.jpg
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Library hall, Wiblingen Abbey, Ulm
Library hall, Wiblingen Abbey, Ulm. Spatzameez, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Gallery of the library hall, Wiblingen Abbey, Ulm
Gallery of the library hall, Wiblingen Abbey, Ulm. Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Aerial view of Wiblingen Abbey, Ulm
Aerial view of Wiblingen Abbey, Ulm. Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
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A domed gate pavilion of Wiblingen Abbey with a pink-and-white arched passage, seen across the gravel forecourt.
A domed gate pavilion of Wiblingen Abbey with a pink-and-white arched passage, seen across the gravel forecourt.. Helmlechner, CC0
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A domed gate pavilion of Wiblingen Abbey with a pink-and-white arched passage, seen across the gravel forecourt.. Photo: Helmlechner, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/), via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kloster_Wiblingen_01.jpg
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Two pink gate pavilions of Wiblingen Abbey facing a wide gravel forecourt under a cloudy sky.
Two pink gate pavilions of Wiblingen Abbey facing a wide gravel forecourt under a cloudy sky.. Helmlechner, CC0
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Two pink gate pavilions of Wiblingen Abbey facing a wide gravel forecourt under a cloudy sky.. Photo: Helmlechner, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/), via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kloster_Wiblingen_02.jpg
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