About this place
The Frauenkirche, officially the Cathedral of Our Dear Lady, is the seat of the Archbishop of Munich and Freising and the defining landmark of the city skyline. Master builder Jorg von Halsbach raised its enormous walls in red brick, a practical choice given the lack of nearby stone quarries, beginning in 1468 and completing the main structure in just twenty years. The church was consecrated in 1494, though its two famous towers did not receive their distinctive copper domes until 1525. Inside, a soaring hall of slender octagonal pillars creates one of the most breathtaking Gothic interiors in Germany, flooded with light and lined with treasures that survived heavy bombing in the Second World War. Among them rests the monumental black marble tomb of Emperor Louis the Bavarian, a reminder that this was as much a dynastic showpiece as a house of worship.
Key facts
- 98.57 meters — The height of the north tower, which no building in central Munich is allowed to exceed
- 1468 year — Construction of the cathedral began under master builder Jorg von Halsbach
- 20000 people — The vast brick nave was designed to hold up to twenty thousand worshippers
📍 Frauenplatz 1, 80331, München