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Munich Frauenkirche - Germany (2018)

Frauenkirche - also known as "Cathedral of a dear lady" is a 4 minute walk from Marienplatz square and the recognizable onion shaped twin towers only made it much more easier to locate. the fist thing that strikes you when you enter the church is the white interiors with 22 pillars which are 22 meters high. it is among the largest church halls in all of Southern Germany. 

The Devils Footprint - 
Much of the interior was destroyed during WWII. An attraction that survived is the Teufelstritt, or Devil's Footstep, at the entrance. This is a black mark resembling a footprint, which according to legend was where the devil stood when he curiously regarded and ridiculed the 'windowless' church that Halsbach had built. (In baroque times the high altar would obscure the one window at the very end of the church visitors can spot now when standing in the entrance hall.)

In another version of the legend, the devil made a deal with the builder to finance construction of the church on the condition that it contain no windows. The clever builder, however, tricked the devil by positioning columns so that the windows were not visible from the spot where the devil stood in the foyer. When the devil discovered that he had been tricked, he could not enter the already consecrated church. The devil could only stand in the foyer and stomp his foot furiously, which left the dark footprint that remains visible in the church's entrance today.

Legend also says the devil then rushed outside and manifested its evil spirit in the wind that furiously rages around the church.

Another version of that part of the legend has it that the devil came riding on the wind to see the church under construction. Having completely lost his temper, he stormed away, forgetting the wind, which will continue to blow around the church until the day the devil comes back to reclaim it. wiki

sept 18, 2018 Munich, Germany

Munich Frauenkirche - Germany (2018)
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