Die Wies

Pilgrimage Church

Die Weis pilgrimage church

German architect Dominikus Zimmermann designed the ornate rococo interior of the Die Wies pilgrimage church near Munich, Germany, constructed between 1745 and 1754. The complexities of the church's interior contrast sharply with the plain exterior of the building.

a pilgrim hiker passing the chapel on the way to the church

the chapel interior

Baroque church entry

a tourist attraction

interior during mass

The golden ornamentation at center hangs from one side of the paired supports on which the ceiling of the oval church rests. The spatial design of the church creates the aura of elaborate delicacy sought by rococo artists and architects.

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part of the elaborate ceiling