East Frisia was an important monastery landscape in the Middle Ages. The largest monastery, built in 1228, was the Cistercian monastery in Ihlow in Brookmerland.
Here is an excerpt from the flyer of the monastery site, whose visit is a truly profound experience:
Steel and wood form pillars, the vault as well as the roof rider of the once largest house of God between Bremen and Groningen - The dimensions of the former sacred building: almost 68 meters long and about 35 meters wide in the transept. To recreate this spatial experience, an "imagination" of the abbey was created in the middle of the forest through various architectural and artistic ideas. It gives guests an impressive impression of the former monastery complex but at the same time offers their own imagination the possibility to imagine how the monks once lived there.
The Romano-Gothic style of the reconstruction corresponds to that of the former monastery church. The vault ensemble reaches a ceiling height of about 25 meters. The top of the so-called roof rider - typical for Cistercian churches - is at a height of almost 45 meters. The area is surrounded by evergreen, walkable walls - mats made of steel mesh, overgrown with ivy - they represent the walls of the former brick church.
Another component of the imagination is the underground room of trace search - a combination of exhibition room with archaeological excavation finds and place of contemplation - with the new Ihlow altar.
To the south side of the imagination adjoins the monastery garden. Here perennials, flowers, bushes, and herbs grow and bloom in four themed gardens. Anyone walking along the eight paths can learn a lot about the effect and meaning of plants in the Middle Ages.East Frisia was an important monastery landscape in the Middle Ages. The largest monastery, built in 1228, was the Cistercian monastery in Ihlow in Brookmerland.
Here is an excerpt from the flyer of the monastery site, whose visit is a truly profound experience:
Steel and wood form pillars, the vault as well as the roof rider of the once largest house of God between Bremen and Groningen - The dimensions of the former sacred building: almost 68 meters long and about 35 meters wide in the transept. To recreate this spatial experience, an "imagination" of the abbey was created in the middle of the forest through various architectural and artistic ideas. It gives guests an impressive impression of the former monastery complex but at the same time offers their own imagination the possibility to imagine how the monks once lived there.
The Romano-Gothic style of the reconstruction corresponds to that of the former monastery church. The vault ensemble reaches a ceiling height of about 25 meters. The top of the so-called roof rider - typical for Cistercian churches - is at a height of almost 45 meters. The area is surrounded by evergreen, walkable walls - mats made of steel mesh, overgrown with ivy - they represent the walls of the former brick church.
Another component of the imagination is the underground room of trace search - a combination of exhibition room with archaeological excavation finds and place of contemplation - with the new Ihlow altar.
To the south side of the imagination adjoins the monastery garden. Here perennials, flowers, bushes, and herbs grow and bloom in four themed gardens. Anyone walking along the eight paths can learn a lot about the effect and meaning of plants in the Middle Ages.Ostfriesland war im Mittelalter eine bedeutende Klosterlandschaft gewesen. Das größte Kloster, gebaut 1228, war das Zisterzienserkloster in Ihlow im Brookmerland.
Hier ein Auszug aus dem Flyer der Klosterstätte, dessen Besuch ein wirklich tiefgehendes Erlebnis ist:
Stahl und Holz bilden Pfeiler, das Gewölbe sowie den Dachreiter des einst größten Gotteshauses zwischen Bremen und Groningen nach - Die Dimensionen des einstigen Sakralbaus: fast 68 Meter Länge und im Querhaus rund 35 Meter Breite. Um dieses Raumerlebnis nachzuempfinden, wurde mitten im Wald durch verschiedene architektonische und künstlerische Ideen eine "Imagination" der Abtei geschaffen. Sie vermittelt Gästen einen imposanten Eindruck der früheren Klosteranlage, bietet aber gleichzeitig der eigenen Fantasie die Möglichkeit sich vorzustellen, wie die Mönche einst dort lebten.
Der romano-gotische Stil der Rekonstruktion entspricht dem der ehemaligen Klosterkirche. Das Gewölbe-Ensemble erreicht eine Deckenhöhe von rund 25 Metern. Die Spitze des sogenannten Dachreiters - typisch für Zisterzienser-Kirchen - liegt auf einer Höhe von fast 45 Metern. Umrahmt wird das Gelände von immergrünen, begehbaren Mauern - Matten aus Stahlgitter, die mit Efeu überwachsen sind - sie stellen die Wände der ehemaligen Backsteinkirche nach.
Weiterer Baustein der Imagination ist der unterirdische Raum der Spurensuche - eine Kombination aus Ausstellungsraum mit archäologischen Grabungsfunden und Stätte der Besinnung - mit dem neuen Ihlower Altar.
An die Südseite der Imagination schließt sich der Klostergarten an. Hier grünen und blühen Stauden, Blumen, Büsche und Kräuter in vier Themengärten. Wer über die acht Pfade wandelt, kann viel über die Wirkung und Bedeutung der Pflanzen im Mittelalter erfahren.
Klosterstätte Ihlow/Südbrookmerland
East Frisia was an important monastery landscape in the Middle Ages. The largest monastery, built in 1228, was the Cistercian monastery in Ihlow in Brookmerland.Here is an excerpt from the flyer of the monastery site, whose visit is a truly profound experience:
Steel and wood form pillars, the vault as well as the roof rider of the once largest house of God between Bremen and Groningen - The dimensions of the former sacred building: almost 68 meters long and about 35 meters wide in the transept. To recreate this spatial experience, an "imagination" of the abbey was created in the middle of the forest through various architectural and artistic ideas. It gives guests an impressive impression of the former monastery complex but at the same time offers their own imagination the possibility to imagine how the monks once lived there.
The Romano-Gothic style of the reconstruction corresponds to that of the former monastery church. The vault ensemble reaches a ceiling height of about 25 meters. The top of the so-called roof rider - typical for Cistercian churches - is at a height of almost 45 meters. The area is surrounded by evergreen, walkable walls - mats made of steel mesh, overgrown with ivy - they represent the walls of the former brick church.
Another component of the imagination is the underground room of trace search - a combination of exhibition room with archaeological excavation finds and place of contemplation - with the new Ihlow altar.
To the south side of the imagination adjoins the monastery garden. Here perennials, flowers, bushes, and herbs grow and bloom in four themed gardens. Anyone walking along the eight paths can learn a lot about the effect and meaning of plants in the Middle Ages.East Frisia was an important monastery landscape in the Middle Ages. The largest monastery, built in 1228, was the Cistercian monastery in Ihlow in Brookmerland.
Here is an excerpt from the flyer of the monastery site, whose visit is a truly profound experience:
Steel and wood form pillars, the vault as well as the roof rider of the once largest house of God between Bremen and Groningen - The dimensions of the former sacred building: almost 68 meters long and about 35 meters wide in the transept. To recreate this spatial experience, an "imagination" of the abbey was created in the middle of the forest through various architectural and artistic ideas. It gives guests an impressive impression of the former monastery complex but at the same time offers their own imagination the possibility to imagine how the monks once lived there.
The Romano-Gothic style of the reconstruction corresponds to that of the former monastery church. The vault ensemble reaches a ceiling height of about 25 meters. The top of the so-called roof rider - typical for Cistercian churches - is at a height of almost 45 meters. The area is surrounded by evergreen, walkable walls - mats made of steel mesh, overgrown with ivy - they represent the walls of the former brick church.
Another component of the imagination is the underground room of trace search - a combination of exhibition room with archaeological excavation finds and place of contemplation - with the new Ihlow altar.
To the south side of the imagination adjoins the monastery garden. Here perennials, flowers, bushes, and herbs grow and bloom in four themed gardens. Anyone walking along the eight paths can learn a lot about the effect and meaning of plants in the Middle Ages.Ostfriesland war im Mittelalter eine bedeutende Klosterlandschaft gewesen. Das größte Kloster, gebaut 1228, war das Zisterzienserkloster in Ihlow im Brookmerland.
Hier ein Auszug aus dem Flyer der Klosterstätte, dessen Besuch ein wirklich tiefgehendes Erlebnis ist:
Stahl und Holz bilden Pfeiler, das Gewölbe sowie den Dachreiter des einst größten Gotteshauses zwischen Bremen und Groningen nach - Die Dimensionen des einstigen Sakralbaus: fast 68 Meter Länge und im Querhaus rund 35 Meter Breite. Um dieses Raumerlebnis nachzuempfinden, wurde mitten im Wald durch verschiedene architektonische und künstlerische Ideen eine "Imagination" der Abtei geschaffen. Sie vermittelt Gästen einen imposanten Eindruck der früheren Klosteranlage, bietet aber gleichzeitig der eigenen Fantasie die Möglichkeit sich vorzustellen, wie die Mönche einst dort lebten.
Der romano-gotische Stil der Rekonstruktion entspricht dem der ehemaligen Klosterkirche. Das Gewölbe-Ensemble erreicht eine Deckenhöhe von rund 25 Metern. Die Spitze des sogenannten Dachreiters - typisch für Zisterzienser-Kirchen - liegt auf einer Höhe von fast 45 Metern. Umrahmt wird das Gelände von immergrünen, begehbaren Mauern - Matten aus Stahlgitter, die mit Efeu überwachsen sind - sie stellen die Wände der ehemaligen Backsteinkirche nach.
Weiterer Baustein der Imagination ist der unterirdische Raum der Spurensuche - eine Kombination aus Ausstellungsraum mit archäologischen Grabungsfunden und Stätte der Besinnung - mit dem neuen Ihlower Altar.
An die Südseite der Imagination schließt sich der Klostergarten an. Hier grünen und blühen Stauden, Blumen, Büsche und Kräuter in vier Themengärten. Wer über die acht Pfade wandelt, kann viel über die Wirkung und Bedeutung der Pflanzen im Mittelalter erfahren.