A Ceiling in Munich

A couple photos I took in early 2008 that I ran across doing some updates etc on my computer.

Painting on a Ceiling - Munich, Germany

Painting on a Ceiling - Munich, Germany

Wormland

A reflection of the Glockenspiel on the Marienplatz, Munich.

Glockenspiel - Marienplatz Munich

More from Munich

Here's a photo I took in the Glyptothek. They have a pretty incredible collection of Greek and Roman sculptures including busts of Homer, Medusa and the Roman Emperors Augustus and Nero.

Sculptures in Glyptothek - Munich

Miracles

While driving up Münchener Straße on the way from Rosenheim to Munich, just a bit north of Bad Aibling you will see a little twin steepled church on the right hand side, a few hundred yards down a side road. The little sign says "Weihenlinden". The village basically consists of the church, a gasthaus, and a few farmhouses. It is so small, it is a suburb of Högling (pop. ~180). Although not much at a glance, the church, Wallfahrtskirche Weihenlinden, is really worth a little bit of time. On the outside, down each side, long alcoves contain colorful painted murals depicting miracles that occurred in the surrounding area. Battles miraculously won, the injured healed, the drowning saved, the blind made to see...heaps of miracles illustrated and annotated (auf deutsch). The inside of the church is ornate, with paintings on the ceiling, fancy pulpits and a dark alcove designed to resemble the crypt of Christ. Here are a few photos, the first one is a scan of of slide I took back in 1996. The others are from last weekend's trip.

Dawn - Wallfahrtskirche Weihenlinden



The Miracles at Wallfahrtskirche Weihenlinden



Ceiling Painting - Wallfahrtskirche Weihenlinden

Nymphenburg Gardens - Munich Germany Photo Friday - "Soft"

Nymphenburg Garden, Munich Germany