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Mira

(22,378 posts)
Sun May 20, 2018, 11:50 AM May 2018

Since it's Sunday - I'll show you a church

Asam Church Munich
If by chance you get carried away by the opulence of baroque church interiors, please take a look at this one.
A small church in the heart of Munich. Once you see the photos you may want to read a bit in the link.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asam_Church,_Munich

The entrance to the church is next to this facade. I could not believe it housed the jewel you are about to see. I missed taking a photo of the entire structure. I suspect this means I have to go back to handle this oversight.
















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Since it's Sunday - I'll show you a church (Original Post) Mira May 2018 OP
Incredible!!! K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #1
That's impressive Hav May 2018 #2
Stunning. Voltaire2 May 2018 #3
Incredible photos, my dear Mira! CaliforniaPeggy May 2018 #4
Gorgeous! Glamrock May 2018 #5
I feel the same way, however..... Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #6
Thanks for putting that perspective into words for me Ferrets! Glamrock May 2018 #8
+1 Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #9
I agree one hundred percent. Mira May 2018 #17
This church was not payed by squeezing the poor. OldEurope May 2018 #22
I must have left the old country when too young Mira May 2018 #23
You're always welcome. OldEurope May 2018 #24
I will most assuredly check in with you Mira May 2018 #25
Sent you pm ! /nft OldEurope May 2018 #26
It's amazing, gaudy and beautiful at the same time. mountain grammy May 2018 #11
Gorgeous! Glorfindel May 2018 #7
Wow hermetic May 2018 #10
Amazing artistry and craftsmanship. Adsos Letter May 2018 #12
Try smaller formats. rickford66 May 2018 #13
Why? Mira May 2018 #15
If one has a slow internet, it takes several minutes to generate the photos. rickford66 May 2018 #16
I was afraid you mean that they are too big. Mira May 2018 #18
Then you mean resize it to a smaller resolution....not smaller format. nt Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #20
The details in some of these old churches are just amazing. I can stand and look for hours. mnhtnbb May 2018 #14
I first saw a church like this on the Mariahilfberg, in Amberg (W. Germany at the time). Adsos Letter May 2018 #19
Holy shit! world wide wally May 2018 #21

Hav

(5,969 posts)
2. That's impressive
Sun May 20, 2018, 12:03 PM
May 2018

With the glowing yellow window and the architecture, it could have just as well be from another species on another planet.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,297 posts)
4. Incredible photos, my dear Mira!
Sun May 20, 2018, 12:10 PM
May 2018

The church is a glorious example of the baroque. It almost looks rococo to me.........but who cares what you call it?

So beautiful, so heavenly!

Thank you for sharing.

Glamrock

(11,781 posts)
5. Gorgeous!
Sun May 20, 2018, 12:17 PM
May 2018

But the cynic in me can't help but ask how many could have been fed with the money spent to build this. I know I know. I can't help it.

On the other hand, I love it. Make up you're mind, brain!

Ferrets are Cool

(21,059 posts)
6. I feel the same way, however.....
Sun May 20, 2018, 12:20 PM
May 2018

if I look at it as just a beautiful piece of art, I can overlook that is it called a "church".

Mira

(22,378 posts)
17. I agree one hundred percent.
Sun May 20, 2018, 10:47 PM
May 2018

I'm showing it as a work of art. I am also appalled when I think of the opulence, the squeezing of the poor to pay for it, and how much help is needed but not given. Then, and now.

OldEurope

(1,273 posts)
22. This church was not payed by squeezing the poor.
Tue May 22, 2018, 11:26 AM
May 2018

The Asam family payed it, not a monarch or cleric. It was a sort of masterpiece to show every potential customer what the Asam brothers could achieve.

Also, since the middle ages churches were deliberately payed for by townspeople. They wanted to show that they were rich and powerful, too, not only the monarchs or the clergy. How many churches in the USA were built just by the community? We had this in Europe, too. These churches were called "Bürgerkirche" or, church of the citizens.

Here some examples:
From Würzburg
https://www.wuerzburg.de/en/visitors/must-sees/22691.Churches-Marienkapelle-and-Neumuenster.html
From Lübeck
http://www.luebeck.de/tourismus/sightseeing/sehenswuerdigkeiten/kirchen/marienkirche.html
From Augsburg
https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/augsburg/St-Peter-Die-Buergerkirche-auf-dem-Huegel-id42408106.html

Mira

(22,378 posts)
23. I must have left the old country when too young
Tue May 22, 2018, 11:55 AM
May 2018

to be aware of what you are telling us. I was just a hair under 20, and left Augsburg, my home town, with a heavy heart. I know St. Peter - the Bürgerkirche you are referencing - quite well.
It was a 5 Min walk from my house.
I must go study now and learn.Thanks for your comments.

OldEurope

(1,273 posts)
24. You're always welcome.
Tue May 22, 2018, 12:19 PM
May 2018

I started studying history of art in Munich when I was 19. So I got some edge over you...



Ask anything, I'll try to answer. At least in bad English.

Mira

(22,378 posts)
25. I will most assuredly check in with you
Tue May 22, 2018, 11:33 PM
May 2018

before I make any more unsophisticated remarks based on emotion rather than real knowledge. Thank you. Where are you now? pm me if you want me to know

mountain grammy

(26,568 posts)
11. It's amazing, gaudy and beautiful at the same time.
Sun May 20, 2018, 01:49 PM
May 2018

but my mind works the same way and I can't help it either.

Mira

(22,378 posts)
15. Why?
Sun May 20, 2018, 10:30 PM
May 2018

are you talking about the size of the photos? If yes, it's the size we use in general, also for our contests. If not, please explain. I'm an amateur.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,059 posts)
20. Then you mean resize it to a smaller resolution....not smaller format. nt
Mon May 21, 2018, 08:05 AM
May 2018

Professional digital photographer since 1999, pro photog since 1990. She just needs to resize it in PS to 2M or less. That works for most formats.

Mira, I don't know your level of expertise, but if you need help PM me.

mnhtnbb

(31,318 posts)
14. The details in some of these old churches are just amazing. I can stand and look for hours.
Sun May 20, 2018, 08:55 PM
May 2018

Love your last shot with the skeleton about to cut that thread of life.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
19. I first saw a church like this on the Mariahilfberg, in Amberg (W. Germany at the time).
Sun May 20, 2018, 11:19 PM
May 2018

It also has ceiling frescoes by Asam.

I came from a Protestant tradition who's church structures/ornamentation tended toward the Puritan. When I first went inside the Mariahilfberg church I was absolutely in awe.

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