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Theatinerkirche

Address: Theatinerstr. 22, City Center, Munich | Map It

Theatine Church

Category: Religious Sites
Location: Royal Munich

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Fodor's Review:

This glorious baroque church owes its Italian appearance to its founder, Princess Henriette Adelaide, who commissioned it in gratitude for the birth of her son and heir, Max Emanuel, in 1663. A native of Turin, the princess distrusted Bavarian architects and builders and thus summoned a master builder from Bologna, Agostino Barelli, to construct her church. Barelli worked on the building for 11 years, but was dismissed before the project was completed. It was another 100 years before the building was finished. Its lofty towers frame a restrained facade capped by a massive dome. The superb stuccowork on the inside has a remarkably light feeling owing to its brilliant white color. The expansive square before the Feldherrnhalle and Theatinerkirche is often used for outdoor stage events.