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Top 10 Other Houses
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Dreifaltigkeitskirche
Late Baroque church
(1711-16) with Asam ceiling
fresco. d
Pacellistr. 6
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Map K4
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Salvatorkirche
Cemetery church adjoining
the Frauenkirche (1494) in
Bavarian brick Gothic. Greek-
Orthodox. d
Salvatorplatz 17
•
Map L3
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St Paul's
Basilica with twin-tower
enclosure and domed tower in
Rhineland Gothic (1892-1906).
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St-Pauls-Platz 11
•
Map E5
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St Bonifaz
High altar, Asamkirche
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Heiliggeistkirche
The beginning of the 13th
century saw the creation of a
hospital church at this site, fol-
lowed in 1392 by a Gothic basilica.
In 1724, the existing structure
was remodelled in the Baroque
style. The interior is characterized
by a blend of Gothic and late
Baroque. Stucco work is by the
Asam brothers.
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Im Tal 77 • Map
L5 • Open 7am-noon & 3pm-6pm daily
Benedictine church and
abbey (1835-50) begun under
Ludwig I, who is buried in the
crypt.
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Karlstr. 34
•
Map K3
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St Elisabeth
Rococo church (c. 1760).
Interior by Ignaz Günther.
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Mathildenstr. 10
•
Map J5
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Allerheiligen am Kreuz
Built in 1478 as a cemetery
church, with many subsequent
changes. Baroque sections.
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Kreuzstr. 10
•
Map K5
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St Lukas
(
Damenstift St Anna
St Anna was originally a
monastery of Sisters of the Sale-
sian Order. Today, it is a school.
he façade and interior of this late
Baroque church were designed in
the 18th century by the Asam
brothers. Frescoes destroyed in
World War II have been recon-
structed in sepia.
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Damenstiftstr.
1 • Map K4 • Open 8am-8pm daily
Historic Protestant church
across from the Paterinsel.
Church concerts.
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Mariannenplatz 3
•
Map N5
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St Georg
Rococo village church.
Many artists are buried in the
cemetery.
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Bogenhauser
Kirchplatz 1
(
St Michael in Berg am
)
Ohel Jakob Synagogue
Laim
Former court church in
Bavarian Rococo style.
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Clemens-August-Str. 9a
)
St Maria in
Munich's main synagogue
was inaugurated in 2006, 68
years after Hitler ordered the
destruction of its predecessor.
An imposing stone structure,
with a raised glass roof, it is
part of the Jewish Centre on
St-Jakobs-Platz
(see p80)
.
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St-Jakobs-Platz • Map K5
Ramersdorf
Late Gothic building with
Baroque interior. Pilgrimage
church. d
Aribonenstr. 9
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Artists buried in St Georg's cemetery include Liesl Karstadt, Erich
Kästner, Oskar Maria Graf, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and others.
