The Bürgersaal (English: "Citizen's Hall") is a historical building in

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. Also known as ''Bürgersaalkirche'' since the consecration of the altar on May 13, 1778, it is the prayer and meeting room of the Marian Men Congregation "Annunciation". It was built in 1709/1710 to a design by

Giovanni Antonio Viscardi Giovanni Antonio Viscardi (27 December 1645 – 9 September 1713) was a Swiss architect of the baroque, who worked mostly in Bavaria. Biography Giovanni Antonio Viscardi was born in San Vittore, Grisons. He was descended from a family w ...

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The church is divided into an upper church on the upper floor and a lower church on the lower floor. The baroque façade mirrors this inside division of the construction towards the outside. Above the entrance stands a figure of the enthroned Madonna and Child. On the upper floor was the prayer room, which then already since 1778 has been used as a

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. A masterpiece of the interior decoration is the sculpture of the Guardian Angel with child from

Ignaz Günther Ignaz Günther (22 November 1725 – 27 June 1775) was a German sculptor and woodcarver working in the Bavarian Rococo tradition. He was born in Altmannstein, where he received his earliest training from his father, then studied in Munich unde ...

from 1763 and a relief of Andreas Faistenberger from 1710 from the former high altar which was destroyed in World War II. On the lower floor is the grave of

Rupert Mayer Rupert Mayer (23 January 1876 – 1 November 1945) was a German Jesuit priest and a leading figure of the Catholic resistance to Nazism in Munich. In 1987, he was beatified by Pope John Paul II. Early life Mayer was born and grew up in Stu ...

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Photo spread of Bürgersaalkirche / Citizen Hall Church
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