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title: Sculpture of Charlemagne - Abbey of Saint John at Müstair
author: Wladyslaw Sojka
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9229/sculpture-of-charlemagne---abbey-of-saint-john-at/
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license: GNU Free Documentation License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.en.html)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Sculpture of Charlemagne - Abbey of Saint John at Müstair

_Authored by Wladyslaw Sojka_

## Image File

[![Sculpture of Charlemagne - Abbey of Saint John at Müstair](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9229.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9229.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) of [Charlemagne](https://www.worldhistory.org/Charlemagne/) (Holy [Roman Emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) r. 800-814 CE) in the [Abbey of Saint John at Müstair](https://www.worldhistory.org/Abbey_of_Saint_John_at_Mustair/), Switzerland. The Abbey, which began life as a monastery, is located in Switzerland's Graubünden Canton and was constructed in the late 8th century CE. It was likely founded by the Bishop of Chur at Charlemagne’s royal behest (Chur was the traditional capital of Graubünden), although legends connect Charlemagne with this Abbey's origins in a more intricate way.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sojka, W. (2018, September 18). Sculpture of Charlemagne - Abbey of Saint John at Müstair. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9229/sculpture-of-charlemagne---abbey-of-saint-john-at/>
### Chicago
Sojka, Wladyslaw. "Sculpture of Charlemagne - Abbey of Saint John at Müstair." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 18, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9229/sculpture-of-charlemagne---abbey-of-saint-john-at/>.
### MLA
Sojka, Wladyslaw. "Sculpture of Charlemagne - Abbey of Saint John at Müstair." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Sep 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9229/sculpture-of-charlemagne---abbey-of-saint-john-at/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Benediktinerkloster_St._Johann_Skulptur.JPG) by [**Wladyslaw Sojka**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Benediktinerkloster_St._Johann_Skulptur.JPG). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 18 September 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [GNU Free Documentation License](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.en.html). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.