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Attractions & Activities: Churches
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Theatinerkirche Interior
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Theatinerkirche
Named for a small group of Roman Catholic clergy (the Theatines), this church, dedicated to Saint Kajetan, is Munich's finest example of Italian baroque. Two Italian architects, Barelli and Zucalli, began building it in 1662. François de Cuvilliés the Elder added the facade a century later, and his son finally completed the church in 1768. Fluted columns that line the center aisle support the arched ceiling of the nave. Above the transept, dividing the nave from the choir, the ceiling breaks into an open dome, with an ornate gallery decorated with large but graceful statues. Nothing detracts from the whiteness of the interior except the dark wooden pews and the canopied pulpit. Since 1954 the church has been under the care of the Dominican Friars.
Theatinerstrasse 22
Open: Church daily 6am-7:30pm; crypt daily 10am-5:30pm.
Free admission.
U-Bahn: Odeonsplatz.
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 denotes a Frommer's Favorite
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