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Best temples in Munich

7 places from 9 Munich travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.

7 places

  1. St. Peter's Church (Alter Peter)

    Temple ยท Altstadt

    Munich's oldest church, on a site predating the city's 1158 founding, with the jewelled skeleton of St. Munditia and a 306-step tower with city views.

  2. Frauenkirche (Munich Cathedral)

    Temple ยท Altstadt

    A late Gothic 15th-century cathedral and symbol of Munich, with stained glass, a crypt with Wittelsbach tombs, and the black marble tomb of Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian.

  3. Asamkirche

    Temple ยท Altstadt

    A small private church built by the Asam brothers, a sculptor and a painter, in lavish late Baroque and Rococo style with pastel tones and a golden skeleton.

  4. Theatine Church (Theatinerkirche)

    Temple ยท Altstadt

    A church with a bright yellow Rococo facade and an all-white interior full of intricate detail that draws the eye upward.

  5. St. Michael's Church (Michaelskirche)

    Temple ยท Altstadt

    Church whose crypt is the final resting place of the Wittelsbach family, rulers of Bavaria for centuries.

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2 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.

  1. St. Boniface's Abbey (Abtei St. Bonifaz)

    Temple ยท Maxvorstadt

    Modest abbey holding the tombs of King Ludwig I and Queen Therese, whose wedding sparked the first Oktoberfest.

  2. St. Paul's Church (St. Paul)

    Temple ยท Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt

    Neo-Gothic church on the north side of the Theresienwiese, a handy landmark for orientation at the festival.