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Predigerkloster

The Predigerkloster was a monastery of the Dominican Order, established around 1234 and abolished in 1524, in the imperial city of Zurich, Switzerland. Its church, the Predigerkirche, is one of the four main churches in Zurich and was first built in 1231 as a Romanesque church of the then Dominican monastery. In the first half of the 14th century it was converted, the choir rebuilt between 1308 and 1350. on the so-called Murerplan of 1576, Predigerkirche respectively the monastery to the left, the so-called Grimmenturm to the right. to the left, the adjoint Zentralbibliothek to the right, the high church tower in the middle nearby the location of the former cloister

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The Predigerkloster was a monastery of the Dominican Order, established around 1234 and abolished in 1524, in the imperial city of Zurich, Switzerland. Its church, the Predigerkirche, is one of the four main churches in Zurich and was first built in 1231 as a Romanesque church of the then Dominican monastery. In the first half of the 14th century it was converted, the choir rebuilt between 1308 and 1350. on the so-called Murerplan of 1576, Predigerkirche respectively the monastery to the left, the so-called Grimmenturm to the right. to the left, the adjoint Zentralbibliothek to the right, the high church tower in the middle nearby the location of the former cloister

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  1. date of establishment: 1234 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1234". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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