Wieskirche, Bavaria

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Wieskirche in Bavaria is a renowned Bavarian pilgrimage church celebrated as one of the finest masterpieces of Rococo religious architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Pilgrimage Church of Wies 2
Wieskirche 1
Wieskirche, Bavaria canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rococo church
Roman Catholic church
UNESCO World Heritage Site
pilgrimage church
alsoKnownAs Wieskirche, Bavaria
surface form: Pilgrimage Church of Wies

Wallfahrtskirche zum Gegeißelten Heiland auf der Wies
architecturalStyle Late Baroque
Rococo architecture
surface form: Rococo
associatedWith Johann Baptist Zimmermann
consecrationYear 1754
constructionEnd 1754
constructionStart 1745
country Germany
dedicatedTo Man of Sorrows
surface form: Christ the Scourged Saviour
denomination Roman Catholic
designedBy Dominikus Zimmermann
hasArchitecturalFeature frescoed ceiling
gallery with stucco work
ornate high altar
oval nave
rich stucco decoration
hasArtwork ceiling frescoes
sculpture of the Scourged Saviour
hasHeritageValue outstanding example of Rococo religious architecture
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
interiorDesigner Dominikus Zimmermann
locatedIn Bavaria
District of Weilheim-Schongau
surface form: Weilheim-Schongau district

District of Weilheim-Schongau
surface form: municipality of Steingaden
locatedInRegion Upper Bavaria
locatedNear Alpine foothills
Füssen
maintainedBy Ecclesiastical province of Munich and Freising
surface form: Roman Catholic Church authorities in Bavaria
material masonry
nameMeaning Church in the Meadow
notableFor Rococo interior
harmonious integration of architecture and decoration
important pilgrimage site in Bavaria
parish Steingaden parish
pilgrimageTradition devotion to the Scourged Saviour
religion Christianity
setting rural meadow landscape
stuccoArtist Dominikus Zimmermann
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
(iii)
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1983

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Rococo architecture notableExample Wieskirche, Bavaria
Upper Bavaria contains Wieskirche, Bavaria
this entity surface form: Wieskirche
Wieskirche, Bavaria alsoKnownAs Wieskirche, Bavaria
this entity surface form: Pilgrimage Church of Wies
World Heritage Sites in Germany hasPart Wieskirche, Bavaria
this entity surface form: Pilgrimage Church of Wies