Hildegard von Bingen left her home monastery on the Disibodenberg between 1147 and 1151 and founded her monastery on the Rupertsberg by the Nahe River. During her nearly 30 years on the Rupertsberg, she wrote her major works. The monastery was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War. Only six pillars of the southern nave wall of the monastery church have survived. In the villa on the Rupertsberg, the vanished Hildegard monastery has been 'resurrected' based on the original monastery arcades from the Hildegard church and can be explored with all senses using digital technology: Experience how the lost choir is complemented by virtual reconstruction and a little optical illusion, allowing you to find yourself amidst the Hildegard church.
The 'elevator to the past' takes you right into the monastery as it may have looked in the 12th or 13th century. First, it descends to the church's walking level during Hildegard's time. Then you decide how to proceed: A tour through the church, into the cloister, and then out to the monastery courtyard? Or would you prefer to go straight up to the church tower to enjoy the view of high medieval Bingen?
