Wieskirche
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The Pilgrimage Church of Wies (German: Wieskirche) is an oval Rococo church, designed in the late 1740s by brothers J. B. and Dominikus Zimmermann, the latter of whom lived nearby for the last eleven years of his life. It is located in the foothills of the Alps, in the municipality of Steingaden in the Weilheim-Schongau district, Bavaria, Germany. Because of its outstanding rococo architecture, the Wieskirche was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983.[1]
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UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Steingaden, Weilheim-Schongau district, Bavaria, Germany |
Criteria | Cultural: i, iii |
Reference | 271 |
Inscription | 1983 (7th Session) |
Area | 0.1 ha |
Buffer zone | 8.4 ha |
Coordinates | 47°40′52″N 10°54′0″E |
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