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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

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Neuhauser Straße

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

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

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Facadeaftertherenovationin2013

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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
treeFacade after…1945

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

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

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The Evil in the shape of a humanoid demon

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

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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

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The High Altar Christoph Schwartz 1587

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Saint
Anne, the
Virgin and
Jesus
1515/20

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Holy
Cosmas
and holy
Damian
shrine

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

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

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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

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Holy water Angel from Hubert Gerhard (1595)

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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.

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Bejeweled St
Benedictus'

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

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

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

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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

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Former
Augustinian
Church
(Augustinerkirche)

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Neuhauser Straße, Museum of
Hunting and Fishing
in Former Augustinian Church
(former Augustinerkirche)

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

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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)

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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

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Text: Internet
Pictures: Internet & Sanda Foişoreanu
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Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu
https://plus.google.com/+SandaMichaela
Sound: Richard Strauss - Im Abendrot - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
08.2016