St. Michael's Church (Michaelskirche)

Duke Wilhelm IV won the 16th Century, the Jesuits in Munich. For the construction of the Jesuit monastery had 34 town houses are being demolished. Support the Jesuits were then especially by Duke Wilhelm V, who was recognized as guardians and champions of the Catholic Counter-Reformation a programmatic character of the entire Holy Roman Empire. Laying the foundation stone was 1583rd However, when 7 years later to the collapse of Ettstraße standing tower, regarded this as a sign of William V of the Archangel Michael to build the church even more. Based on the old church of the Jesuits "Il Gesù" in Rome. This second phase was conducted by the architect Friedrich Sustris. Indoor 20 meters wide with DeckengewölbeDas barrel vault of the late Renaissance church is the largest side of the Alps. The program is unusual character of the church facade, which shows in a kind of pedigree, a Bavarian rulers. It symbolizes the triumph of power demand of the Counter-Reformation. In the upper gable is a niche Christ Redeemer saving. Between the two fought Rotmarmorportalen the figure of the Archangel Michael Archangel Michael zoom Satan as the embodiment of heresy and Protestantism. The Bronze group is by Hubert Gerhard (1588). After the secularization had different institutions located in the abandoned convent, such as the Royal Library, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and from 1826 - 1840 here was the university housed. Today are in this building, the State Statistical Office and the clothing store Hettlage. A small portion was left to the Jesuits who run social seminars. In the crypt are inter alia Duke Wilhelm V and King Ludwig II S-Bahn (S1 - S8) to Karsplatz / City Hall U-Bahn (U4, U5) to Karsplatz / City Hall, (U3, U6) to Marienplatz

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Neuhauser Strasse, Munich, München, Germany, 80331

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St. Michael's Church (Michaelskirche) - Munich

Neuhauser Strasse , 80331 , Munich , München ,Germany

	Address: Neuhauser Strasse , 80331 , Munich , Germany
	Phone: +49 089 2317060
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	GPS Lat: 48.138535 , Lon: 11.570239

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