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Kloster Ettal
Kaiser-Ludwig-Platz 1, 82488 Ettal,
Bavarian Alps
Munich & the Bavarian Alps
Germany
08822-740
Type: Historical Interest
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Bavarian Alps
Munich & the Bavarian Alps
Germany
08822-740
Type: Historical Interest
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Ettal is a small village 15 km (nine miles) north of Garmisch-Partenkirche. The main sight is Kloster Ettal (Monastery), which is next to the main through road. In 1330, Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian founded a Benedictine monastery here. The original Gothic church has the only example in Germany of a figure-8 floor plan–it is still the basis of the present church. The monastery was relatively obscure in its first centuries, but became more prominent in the 18th century due to an increase in pilgrims and the foundation of a school.
It was then that the monastery and especially the church was converted to a Baroque style. Following a major fire in 1744, the marvelous cupola was added. The interior is an excellent example of Bavarian Baroque excess with the cupola fresco by Johann Jakob Zeiller and some of the stuccos by Johann Baptist Zimmermann.
The church is open daily from 8 am to 6 pm. Part of the monastery is still functioning, brewing an excellent beer and a famous liqueur. Ettal also houses a prestigious private school.
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