Bürgersaalkirche

Sonya Beck / iDiSCi-Travel 9 months ago

iDiSCi-Travel Review: So Beautiful (Pretty)! A must see! Bürgersaalkirche — often simply called the Bürgersaal — is a historic Baroque church located on Neuhauser Straße in Munich’s old town, near the Karlstor pedestrian zone. Originally built in 1709–1710 as a prayer and meeting hall for the Marianische Männerkongregation (Marian Men’s Congregation), it was officially used as a church from 1778 onward after the high altar was consecrated. Architecturally, the building’s two-storey red-and-white Baroque façade reflects its interior division into an upper church and a lower church. The upper church is a richly decorated Baroque hall with a historic altar relief depicting the Annunciation and notable sculptures, including a Guardian Angel with child. The lower church, originally a printing house, was later converted into a chapel-like space and houses the grave of Jesuit Father Rupert Mayer — a Munich priest and anti-Nazi resistance figure beatified in 1987 — making it a small pilgrimage site. Today the Bürgersaalkirche is both a place of worship and a cultural landmark tucked into the heart of the city, offering visitors a peaceful contrast to the busy streets outside.

James Cottrell 9 months ago

Beautiful Catholic Church

Maria Achilleia 2 years ago

It’s a must and it’s for free! Just get in n check the grand floor and the first floor. It’s so beautiful and colorful!

Alyona Derkach 2 years ago

Very unusual church with a lot of beautiful wooden sculptures, worth visiting

Swizel Anoushka Dsouza 3 years ago

It's a beautiful church. They offer masses in English and Italian as well. The people are warm and kind.

AnJa Mack 3 years ago

The Marian Congregation is an ecclesiastical association founded by the Jesuit Father Jean Leunis SJ in 1563 and founded in 1584 by Pope Gregory XIII. was confirmed with the bull Omnipotentis Dei. Worth seeing both.

david antoun 3 years ago

A two stories church with the first floor a memorial for the catholic priest father Rupert Mayer and all his works and personal items with sculptures representing the crucifixion steps. the father was killed during the Nazi era. the second floor is a beautiful church where masses are hold in English and Italian. it is a church for the Holy Mary with paintings and sculptures.

BradinHK 8 years ago

Burgersaalkirche is one of a handful of beautiful churches that you can visited along Neuhauser Straße in the historic Old Town. This early 18th-century church is located just inside Karstor and is convenient for most to visit during time spent sightseeing in the area. We enjoyed attractive, red colour facade of Burgersaalkirche. Stand back on the other side of Neuhauserstrasse for nice pictures of the building exterior. Inside, there is a small prayer area which is the lower church. Walk up the staircase and you will enter the upper church. This is where you find the open hall, delightfully decorated in Bavarian Rococo style. There is a nice ceiling fresco and interesting relief at the altar. Make sure to also see the Guardian Angel with Child masterpeice by German sculptor and Rococo specialist Ignaz Günther. Overall, we enjoyed our brief visit to Burgersaalkirche, finding it conveniently located and well worth a short visit for anyone who enjoys seeing old churches and architecture, especially Rococo. Give this church at least 10-15 minutes to enjoy, you'll be glad that you did.