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Munich (München) is the capital
and largest city of the German
state of Bavaria, on the banks of
River Isar north of the Bavarian
Alps. Munich is the third largest
city in Germany, after Berlin and
Hamburg, and the 12th biggest city
of the European Union, with a
population of above 1.5 million.
Frauenkirche - Cathetral of Our
Dear Lady - is a landmark of
Munich.
The south tower of the cathedral
can be climbed and offers a
unique, wide view across the
rooftops of Munich and on to the
Alps.

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Frauenkirche - Cathetral of
Our Dear Lady – was built in
the late Gothic period 1468-
88, the domes added 1525.
Due to a shortage of funds,
the initially planned spires
which would top the twin
towers were not built.
In 1525, several decades after
the church was completed it
was decided to cover the
towers with onion-shaped
domes.
The design of the octagonal
domes - which would later be
copied by many churches in
Bavaria - was inspired by the
Jerusalem Dome of the Rock

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The church towers are widely
visible because of local
height limits.
The brick-building is 109m
long and 40m wide. Inside
the windows with their
stained glass images from
the 14th-16th century,
the tomb of Emperor Ludwig
the Bavarian and the devil's
footprint are worth seeing

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The cathedral was erected in only 20 years' time by Jörg von Halsbach. For
financial reasons and due to the lack of a nearby stone pit, brick was chosen as
building material

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The interior of the aisled Frauenkirche, with its 22 tall
octagonal pillars arranged in two rows, was remodeled in
Renaissance style in 1601 but reconverted to a Gothic
design in 1858. Viewed from the porch the aisles and side
windows are invisible, while the octagonal pillars of the
nave have the appearance of a wall. At one time the
window of the choir was also obscured by the high altar,
and legend has it that the Devil, after inspecting the
cathedral, was so delighted that the windows had been
forgotten that he stamped his foot, leaving a print in the
porch that can still be seen to this day.

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The devil’s footprint inside its hallowed halls

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A double-row of 22 pillars (22 metres) help enclose the space. These are voluminous,
but appear quite slim due to their impressive height and the building's height-to-width
ratio

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The cross in the choir
arch by Josef
Henselmann (1898-
1987) from the 1950s

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Detail of the choir stalls in the Frauenkirche

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The church is the largest
Gothic buildings in Munich and
one of largest hall churches in
southern Germany

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The altars and the side altars, remodeled in the baroque style, are especially beautiful, as are the
chapels which contain works by various artists, including van Dyck's "Christ on the Cross”

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Altar in Frauen-
kirche, Munich

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Altars in Frauenkirche, Munich

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Given its important
role as the main
church of southern
Bavaria, Munich's
Frauenkirche has
long been the final
resting place of
some of the
region's most
famous historic
figures. While
many of these
tombs are to be
found in the crypt,
many of the best
known are in the
chapels in the
main part of the
cathedral.
One of the most
notable
monuments in the
church is the tomb
of emperor Ludwig
IV of Bavaria
(1282 - 1347)

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The Tomb of the
Emperor Ludwig the
Bavarian, Holy Roman
Emperor (1282 – 1347),
a free-standing
monument erected in
1622 in black marble with
magnificent bronze
figures of Dukes Wilhelm
IV and Albrecht V and, at
the four corners, armor-
clad standard-bearers
made by Hubert Gerhard

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Several of the Gothic
stained-glass windows,
some of them made for
the previous church,
are major attractions

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Text: Internet
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Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu
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Sound: Richard Strauss - Morgen - Placido Domingo & Itzhak Perlman; Rolando Villazon & Nemanja Radulovic
08.2016
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