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Attractions & Activities: Churches
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Michaelskirche
The largest Renaissance church north of the Alps, it was constructed by Duke Wilhelm the Pious in 1583. Seven years into construction, the tower collapsed. The duke took this as a divine portent that the church was not large enough. During the second phase of construction, the size of the church was dramatically increased, making it not only the largest north of the Alps, but the possessor of the world's second largest barrel-vaulted roof. Among those who have been laid to rest in the crypt are Duke Wilhelm himself, more than 40 Wittelsbachs, and, perhaps the family's most notorious member, Mad King Ludwig II.
Neuhauserstrasse 6
Phone: 089/231-7060 .
Open: Church, daily 9am-7pm. Crypt, Mon-Fri 10am-1pm and 3-4:45pm, Sat 10am-3pm.
Free admission. Guided tour, 5 DM Wed at 2pm.
U-Bahn or S-Bahn: Karlsplatz, Stachus, or Marienplatz.
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