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St. Gallen Cathedral is the Baroque church of the former Benedictine abbey, built between 1755 and 1766 and the cathedral of the Diocese of St. Gallen since 1847. Its east front has two 68 m towers, and a central rotunda joins the nave and the choir. It stands with the Abbey Library in the abbey precinct, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983.
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The Abbey Library of Saint Gall is the library of the former Benedictine abbey and stands with the cathedral in the abbey precinct, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. Its library hall, built in 1758–1767 by Peter Thumb, has carved wooden bookcases, a gallery and ceiling paintings, and the collection holds about 2,100 manuscripts.
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