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Asamkirche

Sendlinger Strasse 32
U-Bahn 3 or 6: Sendlinger Tor station

The foundation stone of this noteworthy Church of St.John Nepomuk was laid in 1733 by the brothers Ägid Quirin (1686-1739) and Cosmas Damian Asam (1692-1750), builders with the highest reputation of their day. This church, a mere 8.8 metres wide and 28.8 metres long, was erected on their private property next to their richly decorated living-quarters (Asam House). The initial building application was refused, since neither the town council nor Elector Karl Albrecht saw any need for an additional church. But when the brothers promised to dedicate the place to St.John Nepomuk, a Prague martyr who four years earlier had been beatified, the town council changed its mind. The edifice was completed in 1746 and is a foremost example of rococo splendour.

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