Corvey Abbey, near Höxter on the river Weser, was founded in 822 as a Benedictine monastery by monks from Corbie in France and soon became one of the most important cultural and religious centres of the Carolingian and Ottonian empire. Its westwork, built in the later ninth century, is a rare surviving example of Carolingian architecture, with a hall for the emperor and his entourage and a tower. The monastery had a famous library and school, and the chronicler Widukind of Corvey worked there. After secularisation in 1803 the abbey became a ducal residence, and the library was later a major collection. Corvey was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014.
Before and after
- 8th centuryOrigins of Pattadakal Group of Monuments
- 801 CEBirth of Al-Kindi
- 9th centuryConstruction of Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
- 9th centuryConstruction of Vézelay Abbey
- 9th centuryConstruction of Princely Abbey of Corvey
- 9th centuryConstruction of Aachen Cathedral
- from 802 CE to 1431Khmer Empire
- 802 CEConstruction of Angkor Wat
- 803 CELeshan Giant Buddha
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The era
This moment belongs to the Medieval world (500 CE to 1500 CE), kingdoms, faiths and trade routes.