▁of ▁Kon rad s burg ▁for ▁murder ing ▁Ad al bert ▁II , ▁Count ▁of ▁B allen sted t ▁around ▁ 1 0 8 0 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Pe as ants ' ▁War , ▁the ▁mon ks ▁( who ▁had ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Car th us ian ▁order ▁since ▁ 1 4 7 7 ) ▁gave ▁up ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁Kon rad s burg ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 6 . ▁Ex isting ▁struct ural ▁and ▁exc av ated ▁remains ▁have ▁revealed ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁monaster y . ▁Of ▁the ▁original ▁three - ais led ▁ ▁Roman es que ▁bas il ica , ▁the ▁high ▁ch an cel ▁and ▁its ▁underlying ▁crypt ▁have ▁been ▁preserved . ▁ ▁Despite ▁its ▁simplicity , ▁the ▁ch an cel ▁con ve ys ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁impress ive ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁bas il ica . ▁The ▁crypt ▁is ▁a ▁five - ais led , ▁gro ined ▁v ault , ▁supported ▁by ▁columns ▁and ▁pill ars . ▁Capit als ▁and ▁imp ost s , ▁decor ated ▁with ▁architect ural ▁orn aments ▁( B au z ier ) ▁showing ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁influ ences ▁( e . g . ▁R hen ish - F rench ), ▁are ▁testim ony ▁to ▁the ▁architecture ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century . ▁The ▁main ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁church ▁can ▁be ▁made ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁north ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁en closure ▁( K laus ur