The Frauenkirche is the biggest Gothic church in Southern Germany and was built in the record time of 20 years from 1468 to 1488. With its conspicuous onion dome the Frauenkirche is Munich’s distinctive landmark.

The foundation stone for this impressive brick building with a nave and two side aisles was laid by Duke Sigismund, who assigned Jörg von Halsbach afterwards with the construction of the building, which was continued by Lucas Rottaler after his dead. The two west towers are crowned with Renaissance-characteristic “welschen Hauben”. Those were finalized not until 1528 and reach a height of nearly 100 meter. The south tower can even be climbed and give a unique panorama of Munich and the close Alps. The Frauenkirche is the dome of the archbishopric of Munich and Freising.

Inside the church is the enormous interior of the late Gothic building, the legendary “Teufelstritt” in the entrance area, the choir, the emperor grave – one of the oldest graves of the Wittelsbacher in Munich – with the mortal remains of emperor Ludwig the Bavarian as well as a Christopherus-statue that is an example for the mannerism of the late Gothic.