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art and market hall altenrhein highlights cathedral the double-towered cathedral is the last latebaroque structure to have been built in the lake constance region abbey library one of the oldest and most beautiful libraries in the world with 150,000 books and 2,100 manuscripts history and folklore museum impressive neoclassical building with fascinating permanent and temporary exhibitions kunstmuseum the museum of fine arts houses paintings and sculpture from as far back as the middle ages neue kunst halle exhibition site for a lively modern art scene art architecture design a treasure trove of a very different kind is the textile museum which shows haute couture creations of leading designers alongside traditional embroidery from eastern switzerland both this and the kunstmuseum museum of fine arts were built in classical style in contrast to the modern neue kunst halle which is dedicated to the exploration and presentation of contemporary art top-class works by hans arp joan mirņ and gerhard richter are all an integral part of the concept behind the university of st gallen hsg visual arts and architecture are brought together in a total artwork among the city s many charming features are the splendid oriel windows ­ 111 in all with names such as pelican or swan alongside these are the numerous fountains and sculptures the trunk by richard serra the gauklerbrunnen storyteller fountain by max oertli and roman signer s fass barrel are just three examples of top-class contemporary art in the public domain 78 st gallen find further offers at myswitzerland.com stadtlounge ­ an art installation the stadtlounge ­ city lounge ­ is effectively the largest outdoor living room in switzerland the idea for this unusual public project came from the architect carlos martinez and the multimedia artist pipilotti rist their creation turns the bleicheli quarter of the city into a place of encounter and discovery as if the outdoor space were a lounge the surfaces are covered with a red carpet above hang swinging lights which in the evening create subtly changing effects textile museum and textile library collection with a comprehensive survey of embroidery and design university of st gallen works by arp mirņ braques and tapies are integrated into the overall architectural plan along with creations by disler richter and cucchi kunstgiesserei and kesselhaus the art foundry and boiler house are used both for casting artists sculptures and for displaying work by hans josephsohn st gallen-bodensee tourismus ch-9001 st gallen tel +41 071 227 37 37 info@st.gallen-bodensee.ch www.st.gallen-bodensee.ch old town with abbey district cathedral in winter oriel window gallusplatz stadtlounge

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