Munich - St Michael's Church in Berg am Laim

(Local Name: Sankt Michael in Berg am Laim) Sankt Michael in Berg am Laim is among the most perfectly preserved Roccoco churches in Bavaria as well as the loveliest church in the eastern part of Munich. It was built by Johann Michael Fischer in 1738-58 for Archbishop Clemens August of Cologne, son of the Elector Maximilian Emanuel, who held the nearby castle of Berg am Laim. This former Court Church, which was served by a Brotherhood of St Michael, has been since 1913 the parish church of Baumkirchen ward.

The handsome facade, with its twin towers providing a strong vertical accent, was designed as the terminal feature of a street which was never built. The central section is flanked by double columns