Payerne Abbey

E936262

Payerne Abbey is a former Cluniac Benedictine monastery in Payerne, Switzerland, renowned as one of the most important and best-preserved Romanesque church complexes in the country.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Payerne Abbey canonical 1
former Payerne Abbey 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cluniac monastery ⓘ
Romanesque church complex ⓘ
former Benedictine monastery ⓘ
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
currentUse heritage site open to the public ⓘ
museum ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
foundedAs priory of Cluny ⓘ
linked to: Cluny Abbey
hasFeature Romanesque sculpted capitals ⓘ
apse ⓘ
barrel vaults ⓘ
bell tower ⓘ
massive stone piers ⓘ
round arches ⓘ
side chapels ⓘ
hasPart abbey church of Payerne ⓘ
choir ⓘ
cloister (remains) ⓘ
crypt ⓘ
nave ⓘ
transept ⓘ
heritageDesignation protected monument ⓘ
heritageStatus Swiss cultural property of national significance ⓘ
languageRegion French-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
linked to: Romandy
locatedIn Payerne ⓘ
Romandy ⓘ
canton of Vaud ⓘ
linked to: Canton of Vaud

western Switzerland ⓘ
linked to: Western Switzerland
material stone ⓘ
near Lake Neuchâtel ⓘ
notableFor importance among Swiss Romanesque monuments ⓘ
well-preserved Romanesque church ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator local and cantonal heritage authorities ⓘ
partOf Cluniac monastic network ⓘ
region Broye district ⓘ
religiousOrder Benedictines ⓘ
Cluniac order ⓘ
linked to: Benedictines
roofType tiled roof ⓘ
status secularized ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor cultural events ⓘ
monastic worship ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Payerne → knownFor → Payerne Abbey ⓘ
Abbey Church of Payerne → partOf → former Payerne Abbey ⓘ
linked to: Payerne Abbey