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The Frauenkirche (full name "Dom zu unserer lieben Frau", Cathedral of Our Blessed Lady) is the largest church in the Bavarian capital Munich. Located in the city center at Frauenplatz 1 (about a one-minute walk from Marienplatz), the Catholic cathedral is a major landmark and a popular tourist attraction. Munich (German: , pronounced ; Austro-Bavarian: Minga [1]) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ...
The geographic region and Free State of Bavaria (German: ), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ...
The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising — known in the German language as Erzbistum München und Freising and in Latin as Archidioecesis Monacensis et Frisingensis — is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bavaria, Germany. ...
A cathedral is a religious building for worship, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Roman Catholic, Anglican and some Lutheran churches, which serves as a bishops seat, and thus as the central church of a diocese. ...
Interior of Cologne Cathedral Gothic architecture is a style of architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals and other churches, which flourished in Europe during the high and late medieval period. ...
Cologne Cathedral, Germany, bearing the tallest paired spires in the world. ...
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The geographic region and Free State of Bavaria (German: ), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ...
Munich (German: , pronounced ; Austro-Bavarian: Minga [1]) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ...
Today, the cathedral and the new Town Hall (Neues Rathaus) dominate the city center, and its towers can be seen from all directions. It will remain so since the city of Munich passed a provision prohibiting the building of any structure over 100 meters (328 feet). The south tower can be ascended and offers a panoramic view of the city and the Alps. Munich (German: , pronounced ; Austro-Bavarian: Minga [1]) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ...
The west face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ...
History
The cathedral which replaced an older church built in the 12th century, was commissioned by Duke Sigismund and erected by Jörg von Halsbach. Construction began in 1468 and the two towers were completed in 1488. The church was consecrated in 1494. However, the building's famous domes atop each tower were not built until 1525. Their design was modelled on the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, which in turn took a lead from late Byzantine architecture. The cathedral suffered severe damage during World War II — the roof collapsed and one of the towers suffered severe damage. A major restoration was started after the war and was completed in several stages, the last in 1994. Sigismund of Bavaria (1439 - 1501) was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty. ...
August 26 - Baeda Maryam succeeds his father Zara Yaqob as Emperor of Ethiopia. ...
// January 8 - The present Royal Netherlands Navy was formed By decree of Maximillian of Austria. ...
1494 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ...
The Dome of the Rock in the center of the Temple Mount, or Mount Moriah The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: مسجد قبة الصخرة, translit. ...
For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ...
Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire. ...
Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...
Architecture
Frauenkirche, looking up at the towers. The Frauenkirche was constructed from red brick in the late Gothic style within only 20 years. The building is designed very demure without rich gothic ornaments. The structure is 109 meters or 358 feet tall and 40 meters (131 feet) wide. The two towers are 99 meters (325 feet) high, with one tower taller than the other by 12 cm (4.75 inches). The original design called for pointed spires to top the towers, much like Cologne Cathedral, but those were never built due to lack of money. Instead, the two domes were built during the Renaissance, and are mismatched stylistically with the rest of the building. But this way they have become a distinctive landmark of Munich. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1486x2010, 1277 KB) Summary Front of the Munich Frauenkirche; photo taken in July 2005 by Bmdavll. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1486x2010, 1277 KB) Summary Front of the Munich Frauenkirche; photo taken in July 2005 by Bmdavll. ...
Interior of Cologne Cathedral Gothic architecture is a style of architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals and other churches, which flourished in Europe during the high and late medieval period. ...
The Cologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom, official name: ) is one of the best-known architectural monuments in Germany and has been Colognes most famous landmark since its completion in the late 19th century. ...
The Renaissance (French for rebirth, or Rinascimento in Italian), was a cultural movement in Italy (and in Europe in general) that began in the late Middle Ages, and spanned roughly the 14th through the 17th century. ...
Interior Munich Frauenkirche Interior highlighting "No window" effect The cathedral can hold around 20,000 people, and Catholic services are held regularly. The interior of the cathedral, which is among the largest hall churches in southern Germany, consists of three naves of equal height (31m).
Much of the interior was destroyed during WWII, and the restored parts look plain by comparison. However, two of the attractions still can be found are the Gothic nave and the
Teufelstritt, or Devil's Footstep, at the entrance. This is a black mark resembling a footprint with a small hooked tail at the heel, which, according to legend, was where the devil stood when he curiously regarded and ridiculed the "windowless" church that Halsbach had built. In fact, it is a large casting in the square base plate, and none of the side windows can be seen from the spot when one looks to the high altar. In another Version of the Legend the devil made a deal with the builder that no windows were to be built in the church. But the devil was tricked by the clever builder who had set the columns so that you couldn't see a single window from a certain spot in the entrance hall where the devil stood. When the devil found out he was tricked the church was already consecrated so he couldn't enter but left a footprint at the entrance where he madly stomped his foot. Satan frozen at the center of Cocytus, the ninth circle of Hell in Dantes Inferno. ...
Tomb monument of Emperor Louis IV A rich collection of 14th to 18th century artwork of notable artists like Erasmus Grasser, Jan Polack and Ignaz Günther decorates the inside the cathedral again since the last restauration. Several of the Gothic stained-glass windows, some of them were made already for the previous church, and the tomb monument of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor belong to the major attractions. This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
One of 16 (now 10) Morris Dancers by Erasmus Grasser, Munich, 1480. ...
Untitled, painted 1491 Jan Polack (c. ...
Ignaz Günther (born November 22, 1725 in Altmannstein, Germany; died June 27, 1775 in Munich) was a German sculptor within the bavarian rococo. ...
Emperor Louis IV Louis IV of Bavaria (also known as Ludwig the Bavarian) of the House of Wittelsbach (born 1282; died October 11, 1347) was duke of Bavaria from 1294/1301 together with his brother Rudolf I, also count of the Palatinate until 1329 and, German king since 1314 and...
The Frauenkirche from the town hall The crypt contains the tombs of the Archbishops of Munich and Freising and among others of these members of the Wittelsbach dynasty: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (960x1280, 397 KB) Summary The Frauenkirche in Munich, Germany from the Town Hall. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (960x1280, 397 KB) Summary The Frauenkirche in Munich, Germany from the Town Hall. ...
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising — known in the German language as Erzbistum München und Freising and in Latin as Archidioecesis Monacensis et Frisingensis — is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bavaria, Germany. ...
The Wittelsbach family is an European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria. ...
Emperor Louis IV Louis IV of Bavaria (also known as Ludwig the Bavarian) of the House of Wittelsbach (born 1282; died October 11, 1347) was duke of Bavaria from 1294/1301 together with his brother Rudolf I, also count of the Palatinate until 1329 and, German king since 1314 and...
Louis V, Duke of Bavaria, called the Brandenburger (May 1315 – 18 September 1361 in Zorneding near Munich) (German: Ludwig V der Brandenburger, Herzog von Bayern, Markgraf von Brandenburg) was Duke of Bavaria, Margrave of Brandenburg and Count of Tyrol. ...
Duke Stephen II of Bavaria-Munich (* 1319; †13. ...
Duke John II of Bavaria-Munich (* 1341 ; †1397, (German: Johann II, Herzog von Bayern-München), since 1375 Duke of Bavaria-Munich. ...
Duke Ernest of Bavaria-Munich (* 1373 in Munich; †2. ...
William III ( 1375 in Munich– 12 September 1435), (German: ), was Duke of Bavaria-Munich (1397-1435), together and in concord with his older brother Ernest, Duke of Bavaria. ...
Duke John IV. of Bavaria-Munich (*4. ...
Albert IV of Bavaria Duke Albert IV of Bavaria-Munich (15 December 1447 in Munich – 18 March 1508 in Munich), (German: ), since 1467 Duke of Bavaria-Munich, since 1503 Duke of the reunited Bavaria. ...
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Albert V, Duke of Bavaria (29 February 1528 - 24 October 1579), (German: ), was Duke of Bavaria from 1550 until his death. ...
Ludwig III (Ludwig Leopold Joseph Maria Aloys Alfred), King of Bavaria, (January 7, 1845 – October 18, 1921) was the last King of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918. ...
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Munich (German: , pronounced ; Austro-Bavarian: Minga [1]) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ...
The Dresden Frauenkirche in October 2005, only two weeks prior to its reconsecration and opening to the public. ...
This footprint carved into the rock on Dunadd, in Argyll, is linked to the crowning of the Scots kings of Dál Riata. ...
Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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