The Robert-Bosch-Foundation, owner of the big german company „Bosch“ bought a baroque monastery called “Kartaus” in Freiburg. On the site the foundation wants to build an international school called United World College. That includes the restoration of the baroque building with three wings and a chapel. There are also several old estate buildings, like a water power plant out of the beginning of electrification, which will find a new use.
For the homes of students and teachers there will be build twelve new houses on a slope next to the estate.
The carthusian monastery has its origins in medieval times. It played a little role in the history of the world because one of its monks was teacher of Martin Waldseemüller. Waldseemüller himself was the famous cartographer who used first the name “America” for the land west of the Atlantic Ocean. A facsimile of the map one can find in the Library of Congress.
The main building
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The view out of the future homes in direction of the city. In front there is the little water power plant (yellow building) and two other buildings of the estate, which also will be restored.
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In front of the monastery there is a baroque garden. Hopefully they will restore it to its former beauty, too.
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