Frauenkirche (Munich)
The Frauenkirche, formally the Cathedral of Our Dear Lady, is the seat of the Archbishop of Munich and Freising and the defining landmark of the Bavarian capital. Built of red brick in a remarkably short twenty years between 1468 and 1488, its austere late-Gothic mass is crowned by two towers whose distinctive copper onion domes, added in 1525, can be seen across the city, protected by a local rule that forbids buildings from rising higher.
The vast, light-filled interior is a single great hall, in fact the largest hall church in the world, its slender octagonal columns creating an optical trick: from the entrance the side windows vanish from view, the so-called Teufelstritt or "Devil's Footstep" being woven into local legend. The church holds the imposing tomb of Emperor Louis IV the Bavarian.
Severely damaged in World War II air raids, the Frauenkirche was painstakingly restored in the decades that followed, and its silhouette remains so emblematic that it appears on Munich's logos and souvenirs. Pope Benedict XVI served as archbishop here before his election, deepening the cathedral's place in the city's identity.
- Location
- 48.1386, 11.5739
- Local time
- 00:34 (Europe/Berlin)
🕘 Visiting hours
| Mon–Sun | 08:00–20:00 |
Published daily window; tourist viewing suspended during services. South Tower separate paid attraction.
✨ Saints & blessed venerated here
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Our Lady (St Mary) Saint
Principal patroness; the Dom zu Unserer Lieben Frau is dedicated to her.
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Saint Benno of Meissen Saint
Patron of Munich and Bavaria; relics rest here in a silver bust in the St. Benno Chapel.
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Saint Korbinian Saint
Patron of the Freising-Munich diocese; co-patron of a chapel and among the choir statues.
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Saint Sigismund Saint
Depicted in the choir relic figures and the Andreas Altar.
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Saint Rasso Saint
Local Bavarian saint in the church's altar reliefs and choir statuary.
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Saint Arsacius Saint
Secondary patron; the southwest door is dedicated to him.
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Saint Sixtus Saint
Secondary patron; the northwest Sixtus portal is dedicated to him.
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Saint Christopher Saint
Among the ring of saint statues around the choir.
Care & donations
Archdiocese of Munich and Freising / Metropolitankapitel
On-site collection boxes support the cathedral
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