Largest Renaissance church north of the Alps
Munich, Bayern 80331
+49 89 2317060
Review © 2009, Wcities
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Largest Renaissance church north of the Alps |
Neuhauser Straße Munich, Bayern 80331 +49 89 2317060 |
One of the most significant Renaissance churches north of the Alps, St. Michael's was originally built for the Jesuits. The inside is lavishly decorated and home to the second largest free-standing vaults in the world. There is an interesting answer as to why the church does not have a tower: when the first tower was destroyed while being built, Duke William V took it as a bad omen and built a much larger church, but without a tower. In the so-called 'royal vault', visitors will come across the resting place of 40 members of the Wittelsbacher royal family. Review © 2009, Wcities |
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