St. Johannes Baptist Church

The St. Johannes Baptist Catholic parish church was built in the 1750s near the site of the demolished Wessobrunn monastery. The rococo building was built according to the plans of Joseph Schmuzer and his son Franz Xaver. The stucco decoration was made by Tassilo Zöpf, the frescoes by Johann Baptist Baader.

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Motorway Church in Windach

The motorway church in Windach on the A 96 is a tent-shaped church. The construction by the Munich architect Josef Wiedemann serves primarily as a parish church. The simultaneous use as a motorway church was an obvious choice due to its proximity to the A 96 motorway. Inside, the light wood panelling of the roof creates a warm atmosphere. At the centre of the dodecagonal floor plan is the altar, around which chairs are arranged in a circle.

Wieskirche

The Wieskirche is a pilgrimage church in the Bavarian "Pfaffenwinkel" ("priests' corner": due to the large number of churches and monasteries in the region). The pilgrims come to see a wooden figure of the "Scourged Savior" who supposedly cried real tears in 1738. Built in the middle of the eighteenth century in a Rococo style, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983.