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Munich Frauenkirche

Devil's Footprint

The Frauenkirche, or Cathedral of Our Dear Lady in Munich was built in 1468, its two 99-meter-high bell towers are still the highest point in the city. As the seat of Archbishop, it has a hall with a capacity of 20,000 people, and legends abound about the Devil's Footstep in the entrance porch.

The Frauenkirche, or Cathedral of Our Dear Lady in Munich is located in the center of the city, just a hundred meters from Munich City Hall and Marienplatz. The Frauenkirche was built in 1468, but the church bell tower and green onion-shaped dome were not completed until 1525, the two 99-meter-tall Twin Towers are still the highest points in the city of Munich. It is simply because the government officially passed a bill in 2004: new buildings are forbidden to exceed 99 meters in height.

Manywhere Trivia:
The original design of the Gothic spires at the top of the twin towers was canceled and replaced with onion-shaped domes. The reason for the change is actually very simple: to save the cost.

As the seat of Archbishop, Frauenkirche of Munich has A Nave for 20,000 People, and nearly 20 chapels with a collection of paintings, stone carvings, wood carvings, statues and other Religious Relics.

On the floor of the church entrance porch, there is a black footprint called Teufelstritt, the Devil's Footstep with local legends passed down in centuries. It is said that when the church was first built, the devil stood in this position without seeing any of the windows inside the church, and was hurt by the light coming through the windows when he took another step forward, so he turned into a whirlwind and refused to leave, so that the flow of wind could always be felt around Munich’s Frauenkirche.

Manywhere Tips:
Stupid devil, why didn’t you come at night?

A superbly carved Louis IV Tomb Monument is prominently displayed in the church, where the Holy Roman Emperor, along with other nobles of the Wittelsbach family, is buried in The Crypt of the Frauenkirche.