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Munich Stopover5 St.Michael's Church

Munich (Mu00fcnchen) 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

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Munich Stopover5 St.Michael's Church

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  1. Munich stopover 5

  2. Munich (München) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria. The boulevard between Marienplatz and Karlsplatz/Stachus, with the medieval city gate Karlstor, is a pedestrian zone and Munich's busiest shopping area St.Michael's Church is the largest Renaissance church north of the Alps. Built 1583-1597 for the Jesuits under the patronage of Duke Wilhelm V as a symbol to the Counter-Reformation's triumph over north German Lutheranism, the facade contains sculptures of Bavarian rulers. The barrel vault inside spans 20 meters

  3. Neuhauser Straße

  4. A manhole cover in central Altstadt bearing the city's coat of arms

  5. Neuhauser Straße, Old University and church of the Jesuit order St Michael, with the tower of Frauenkirche in the background

  6. Facade after the renovation in 2013

  7. The facade is impressive and contains standing statues of Duke Wilhelm and earlier rulers of the Bavarian Wittelsbach dynasty, cast in bronze, in the form of a family tree Facade after…1945

  8. Neuhauser StraßeSt.Michael Kirche, the Former Augustinian Church and the tower of Frauenkirche in the background

  9. Hubert Gerhard's large bronze statue (1588) between the two entrances shows the Archangel Michael fighting for the Faith and killing the Evil

  10. The Evil in the shape of a humanoid demon

  11. The church is 78.2 meters long, 20.3 meters wide and 28.2 meters high

  12. The interior is a representation of the triumph of Catholicism as true Christianity during the Counter-Reformation. The heavily indented chancel arch as well as the short side aisles and even the side chapels are designed as a triumphal arch to ancient model

  13. The High Altar Christoph Schwartz 1587

  14. Saint Anne, the Virgin and Jesus 1515/20

  15. Holy Cosmas and holy Damian shrine

  16. Reliquary (1400/1420) in St. Michael's Church, containing the alleged skulls of Cosmas and Damian

  17. Holy Cosmas and holy Damian shrine The convent of the Poor Clares in Madrid also has two skulls of Saints Cosmas and Damian

  18. The sculpture of the holy angel in the nave from Hubert Gerhard (1595) was originally intended for the tomb of William V, which was not completed

  19. Holy water Angel from Hubert Gerhard (1595)

  20. Angel from Hubert Gerhard (1595) Having suffered severe damage during the Second World War, the church was restored in 1946-48. Between 1980 and 1983 the stucco-work was restored and finally the façade in 2013.

  21. Bejeweled St Benedictus' remains

  22. The church crypt contains the tomb of Eugène de Beauharnais. A monument was erected by Bertel Thorwaldsen in 1830 in the church

  23. Eugène de Beauharnais was the son of Josephine de Beauharnais, Napoleon's wife and her first husband, general Alexandre de Beauharnais.

  24. Eugène de Beauharnais married a daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria in 1806 and Duke of Leuchtenberg was created in 1817

  25. Neuhauser Straße. The boulevard between Karlsplatz/Stachus, with the medieval city gate Karlstor, and Marienplatz, has been a pedestrian zone and Munich's busiest shopping area since the 1970

  26. Former Augustinian Church (Augustinerkirche)

  27. NeuhauserStraße, Museum of Hunting and Fishing in Former Augustinian Church (former Augustinerkirche)

  28. Il porcellino in front of the Deutschen Jagd- und Fischereimuseum (Hunting & Fishing Museum)

  29. Il Porcellino (Italian "piglet") is the local Florentine nickname for the bronze fountain of a boar. The fountain figure was sculpted and cast by Baroque master Pietro Tacca (1577–1640)

  30. The Augustinerkloster (also known as the St. John the Baptist and John the Evangelist) was constructed during the 13th century and expanded during the next two centuries. In 1803 the abbey was dissolved, and the church was deconsecrated

  31. Text: Internet Pictures: Internet & Sanda Foişoreanu Copyright: All the images belong to their authors Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu https://www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 08.2016 Sound:Richard Strauss - Im Abendrot - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

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