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Pilgrimage Church of the Vierzehnheiligen, 1743-72. Undulating facade flanked by bell towers with onion domes and steeples. . (Photo: V. Raguin). Pilgrimage Church of the Vierzehnheiligen, 1743-72. Undulating facade flanked by bell towers with onion domes and steeples.
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Pilgrimage Church of the Vierzehnheiligen, 1743-72. Undulating facade flanked by bell towers with onion domes and steeples. . (Photo: V. Raguin)
Pilgrimage Church of the Vierzehnheiligen, 1743-72. Undulating facade flanked by bell towers with onion domes and steeples. Statues silhouetted against sky. (Photo: Dan Hill)
Pilgrimage Church of the Vierzehnheiligen, 1743-72. Fluid, organic plan typical of the Rococo. Plan is based on seven interlocking or adjacent ellipses.
Pilgrimage Church of the Vierzehnheiligen, 1743-72. High altar, painted vault over image of the Assumption of the Virgin. (Photo: Dan Hill)
Pilgrimage Church of the Vierzehnheiligen, 1743-72. view of nave toward altar
Pilgrimage Church of the Vierzehnheiligen, 1743-72. view of painted ceiling
Pilgrimage Church of the Vierzehnheiligen, 1743-72. view of vaulting and capital
Pilgrimage Church of the Vierzehnheiligen, 1743-72. detail of vaulting
Pilgrimage Church of the Vierzehnheiligen, 1743-72. Assumption of the Virgin. Columns painted to resemble pink marbles (faux finish) (Photo: Dan Hill)
Pilgrimage Church of the Vierzehnheiligen, 1743-72. Painted vault over transept. (Photo: Dan Hill)