German bombs seriously damaged the house, revealing its medieval interior, and as a result Southampton City Council bought the property.
Although it has a Baroque belfry, it has one of the best preserved medieval interiors in Slovenia.
Originally this enclosed the medieval interior of the cathedral but it was transferred to its present location in 1924.
The medieval interior is so murky that candles are needed at noon.
The interior is "a shock to the modern visitor who encounters an uncluttered medieval interior dominated by the arcades and roof".
The village also has ancient Tapas Bars which still retain their medieval, dark interiors and where ancient Spanish bar customs are still in vogue.
Stepping from the church's medieval interior into the more distant past of the ruins, time becomes meaningless.
One of the few châteaux with its original medieval interior, the castle (reached via a creaky drawbridge), has 15th-century furniture throughout its flag-stoned rooms.
The grant will safeguard its important medieval interior and enable the training volunteers to share its heritage with visitors.
Amiens cathedral contains the largest medieval interior in Western Europe, supported by 126 pillars.