The elegant façade with its twin towers provides a strong vertical accent was designed as the terminal feature of a street to the inner city which was never built. It is the only church of Fischer which was decorated in the rococo style with rich rocaille, maybe this was due to François de Cuvilliés the Elder, who served as a building inspector for this church.
Large round-headed arches divide the interior of the church in different sections. The central space is decorated by pilasters and columns and the corners are rounded off by several niches. The stucco and frescoes were created by Johann Baptist Zimmermann in 1743, the altars were constructed by Johann Baptist Straub.
The gilded figures on either side of the tabernacle are a contribution of Ignaz Günther. The painting of the high altar celebrating the archangel (by the Munich baroque painter Johann Andreas Wolff) and the statue of St. Roch (Andreas Faistenberger, 1690) were created already before the construction of the church. The altarpiece of the side altar St. Norbert was painted by Ignaz Joseph Schilling (1744/1746).
During World War II the church was heavily damaged on 30 April 1945 by artillery hit in the nave, but afterwards restored.[citation needed]
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michael, berg, laim, munich, michael, berg, laim, church, munich, bavaria, built, from, 1738, 1751, johann, michael, fischer, court, church, elector, archbishop, clemens, august, cologne, brother, emperor, charles, view, church, clemens, august, owned, berg, l. St Michael in Berg am Laim is a church in Munich Bavaria built from 1738 to 1751 by Johann Michael Fischer as Court Church for Elector and Archbishop Clemens August of Cologne a brother of Emperor Charles View of the church Clemens August owned Berg am Laim as a manor It was also served by the Military Order of Saint Michael until 1837 and by the Archbrotherhood of Saint Michaeluntil today 1 The Catholic church is one of the chief works of the Bavarian rococo period High altar Contents 1 Architecture 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksArchitecture editThe elegant facade with its twin towers provides a strong vertical accent was designed as the terminal feature of a street to the inner city which was never built It is the only church of Fischer which was decorated in the rococo style with rich rocaille maybe this was due to Francois de Cuvillies the Elder who served as a building inspector for this church Large round headed arches divide the interior of the church in different sections The central space is decorated by pilasters and columns and the corners are rounded off by several niches The stucco and frescoes were created by Johann Baptist Zimmermann in 1743 the altars were constructed by Johann Baptist Straub The gilded figures on either side of the tabernacle are a contribution of Ignaz Gunther The painting of the high altar celebrating the archangel by the Munich baroque painter Johann Andreas Wolff and the statue of St Roch Andreas Faistenberger 1690 were created already before the construction of the church The altarpiece of the side altar St Norbert was painted by Ignaz Joseph Schilling 1744 1746 During World War II the church was heavily damaged on 30 April 1945 by artillery hit in the nave but afterwards restored citation needed See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Michael Berg am Laim Saint Michael in the Catholic Church 48 07 30 N 11 37 49 E 48 12500 N 11 63028 E 48 12500 11 63028References edit Erzbruderschaft www st michael bal de Retrieved 2022 09 14 External links editWarburg Institute Iconographic Database images of the church interior Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Michael in Berg am Laim Munich amp oldid 1110549805, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
