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Chorin Abbey — Chorin, Brandenburg, DE

Chorin Abbey in Brandenburg, begun in 1273 and finished about 1334, is a leading early work of north German brick Gothic. Achieving such delicacy in brick alone was rare, and the pointed gables, slender buttresses, and decorative bands of its west front influenced nineteenth-century architects considerably; Karl Friedrich Schinkel in particular rediscovered the possibilities of brick here and revived it in Prussian public building. Dissolved at the Reformation in 1542, the buildings were neglected and used as barns and stores until they crumbled, and conservation began in the early nineteenth century on Schinkel's initiative, making this an early case in the German heritage protection movement. Roofless church walls and part of the cloister now stand among woods and lakes, and concerts are held inside the ruin each summer.