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Asam Church Description

(Local Name: Asamkirche) This beautiful Rococo church, dedicated to St John of Nepomuk, was built between 1733 and 1746 by the brothers Cosmas Damian and Egid Quirin Asam and richly decorated with stucco ornament, stucco figures, frescoes and oil paintings. It was restored at great expense between 1975 and 1982.

The church's narrow facade fits unobtrusively into the line of buildings in Sendlinger Strasse. The doorway is flanked by massive columns, and above it is a figure of St John of Nepomuk kneeling in prayer.

In the interior of the church, a wrought-iron grille (1776) separates the stucco figures of the saints from the long nave with its galleries and projecting cornice under the ceiling. On

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Hobbies & Activities category: Paintings, art collections; Christian sites; Architecture - Baroque or Rococo