St. Paul in Munich, Germany was planned in gothic revival style by Georg vonHauberrisser (who also created Munich’s New Town Hall – see the gallery of the Law Library in the Town Hall) and completed in 1906. The church is a prominent Munich landmark – being right next to the Oktoberfest it’s seen by millions each year.
I have accompanied the church photographically for over ten years now with the 100 years anniversary as a very special highlight.
St. Paul is also home to the diocese of Munich and Freising’s art pastoral, cultivating the relationship with artists and their work. Exhibits of noteworthy artists like Jannis Kounellis, Rudolf Wachter or Stefan Hunstein can be admired in the sanctuary. Several of the stained glass windows are designed by glass artist Jochem Poensgen – photos of those (including my work) are featured in his monograph “Architektur des Lichts” (Architecture of Light).
St. Paul Munich
Balcony with projection of the rose window
Staircase to the tower
Secondary altar in the apse
Plaque on outside wall
Apse windows with stained glass curtains by Jochem Poensgen
I-beam crosses by Jannis Kounellis
Sanctuary at dusk
I-beam crosses by Jannis Kounellis
As seen from the Theresienwiese, the location of the Oktoberfest, during the Spring festival
Sanctuary with birch trees during Feast of Corpus Christi
Mass for the 100th anniversary
Mass for the 100th anniversary
Mass for the 100th anniversary
Mass for the 100th anniversary
Pulpit
Pulpit
Rose window
Apse windows with stained glass curtains by Jochem Poensgen
Main altar
Baptismal font
View across sanctuary from East nave
Side organ
Decorated capital
Tower cuopola
Bells
Outside on the tower
View from the tower towards West with Oktoberfest
View from the tower towards westwork
View from the tower with a gargoyle (lead covered for rain protection) and the Oktoberfest underneath
Windows inside the tower
View from the tower towards West westwork tower
View from the tower stairwell into the sanctuary
As seen from Sonnenstraße
Sanctuary
Westwork with rose window, seen from main altar
East nave
Sanctuary
Side nave
St. Mary's altar with stained glass windows by Jochem Poensgen
Weekday chapel in apse with stained glass windows by Jochem Poensgen