▁van ▁Bu ym el born ▁( 1 5 5 0 - 1 5 8 2 ) ▁ ▁Isabel le ▁Henri ette ▁of ▁Asp rem ont - L y nd en ▁Castle ▁( about ▁ 1 7 2 5 ) ▁ ▁Anto in ette ▁van ▁El tz - K em pen ich ▁( about ▁ 1 7 6 6 ) ▁ ▁Building ▁Description ▁ ▁Al most ▁nothing ▁is ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁once ▁powerful ▁medieval ▁monaster y . ▁From ▁the ▁old ▁parish ▁church , ▁right ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁disappeared ▁ab bey ▁church , ▁only ▁the ▁church ▁tower ▁from ▁ 1 5 6 5 - 6 7 ▁remains . ▁The ▁church ▁itself ▁is ▁ne o - G oth ic . ▁In ▁the ▁interior ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁Roman ▁bapt ism al ▁font , ▁the ▁tomb stone ▁of ▁canon ess ▁Anna ▁van ▁Mer ode , ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁paint ings ▁and ▁sculpt ures ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 5 th - 1 8 th ▁century . ▁Also ▁during ▁exc av ations ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁under ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁an ▁early ▁medieval ▁church ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁x ▁ 5 . 7 ▁m ▁were ▁found . ▁ ▁The ▁so - called ▁abb ess ▁house ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁entrance ▁in ▁Ma as land se ▁r ena issance ▁style ▁were ▁re built ▁around ▁ 1 7 3 0 - 5 0 ▁after ▁a ▁design ▁by ▁the ▁A achen ▁architect ▁Johann ▁Joseph ▁Cou ven . ▁The ▁ab bey ▁school ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁