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Asam Church

Asamkirche

St. Johann Nepomuk (the Asam Church) is a compact Late Baroque private chapel in Munich's Sendlinger Straße, built by the Asam brothers between 1733 and 1746 and later opened to the public. The church is integrated into a row of houses and is noted for its two‑storey vertical interior, painted ceiling fresco, sculpted high altar with spiral columns, and lavish stucco façades on the adjoining Asamhaus and priest's house.

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First raised

1746

Its prime

1746

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1746

What Asam Church looked like in its prime.

A narrow, two‑storey Baroque church set flush into a terrace of townhouses; the convex central façade projects slightly and is framed by large pilasters, a tall arched high window and a curved gable topped by a small bell turret. Portal rises from an artificial rock plinth with sculptural groups above; polychrome stucco, gilded capitals and painted surfaces dominate. Inside, a steep, two‑level nave under a painted ceiling, silvered stucco reliefs, seven confessionals and a double‑storey high altar with four spiral columns and an oval yellow glass window.

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10 places to explore in 1746.

The record describes 10 distinct spots at Asam Church, including 6 interiors: narthex beneath the organ empore, central nave looking up at ceiling fresco, under the empore looking toward the high altar and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Approach on Sendlinger Straße (exterior)Main portal and sculptural plinthAsamhaus southern façadePriest house (north) façadeNarthex beneath the organ emporeCentral nave looking up at ceiling frescoUnder the empore looking toward the high altarClose to the high altar (altar forecourt)Choir cornice with backlit Trinity figuresA confessional with allegorical scene

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