Asamkirche (St. Johann Nepomuk)

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Asamkirche (St. Johann Nepomuk) is a lavishly decorated late Baroque church in Munich, Germany, renowned for its dramatic Rococo interior designed by the Asam brothers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque church
Rococo architecture
Roman Catholic church
alsoKnownAs Asamkirche
St. Johann Nepomuk
architecturalStyle Late Baroque
Rococo
belongsToDiocese Archdiocese of Munich and Freising
builtBy Asam brothers
cityDistrict Altstadt-Lehel
consecrationYear 1746
constructionEnd 1746
constructionStart 1733
country Germany
currentFunction parish church
denomination Roman Catholic
designedBy Cosmas Damian Asam
Egid Quirin Asam
hasArtisticContributionBy Cosmas Damian Asam
Egid Quirin Asam
hasDecoration gilded ornamentation
marble columns
stucco angels
hasDedication St. John of Nepomuk
hasFacadeStyle Baroque
hasFeature ceiling fresco depicting the life of St. John of Nepomuk
gallery level
gilded high altar
narrow façade integrated into a row of houses
single nave
heritageStatus protected monument
interiorStyle Rococo
locatedIn Bavaria
Munich
locatedOn Sendlinger Straße
namedAfter John of Nepomuk
notableFor dramatic Rococo interior
illusionistic ceiling frescoes
lavish interior decoration
rich stucco work
originalFunction private chapel
period 18th century
region Southern Germany
linked to: southern Germany
religion Christianity
usedFor tourist attraction
worship

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Altstadt-Lehel contains Asamkirche (St. Johann Nepomuk)
subject linked to: Altstadt-Lehel borough
Hadamar hasLandmark Baroque parish church of St. Johannes Nepomuk
linked to: Asamkirche (St. Johann Nepomuk)