The Chapel of Saint Benedict ( rm, Caplutta Sogn Benedetg; german: Kapelle des Heiligen Benedikt) is a Roman Catholic church located in

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, Surselva Region,

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of Graubünden,

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. After a 1984 avalanche destroyed a

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chapel on the same site, the Disentis Abbey decided to build a new chapel. Architect Peter Zumthor won the architectural competition for the project. The new chapel was built between 1985 and 1989 for a total cost of CHF 600,000. Jürg Buchli and

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were the engineers.

Awards

* 1992: * 1994: ''

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References

External links

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Caplutta Sogn Benedetg - mit den Augen eines Chinesen betrachtet
* Toni Hildebrandt (im Gespräch mit Peter Zumthor): ''Architektur, Bild und Entwurf.'' In: ''Rheinsprung 11. Zeitschrift für Bildkritik.'' 1 (2011), S. 139–146
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