Erwin Schleich

[1] In 1957, he received his doctorate on the subject The Peterskirche in Munich, its building history and its relationship to the city in the Middle Ages, presented on the basis of the results of the excavations.

[2] Schleich later worked as a freelance architect and was responsible for the restoration and reconstruction of numerous monuments in Munich.

[3] In contrast with the growing trend towards modernism in post-war Germany, historical preservationists like Schleich kept the spirit of traditionalism alive when rebuilding Munich after the war.

For example, in the case of Klosterkirche St. Anna im Lehel in 1968, Schleich reconstructed Johann Michael Fischer's original 18th century Rococo façade, instead of August von Voit's 19th century neo-Romanesque façade, which had been destroyed in the war.

In the case of Heilig-Geist-Kirche in 1970, Schleich replaced the simple white interiors of the church's 1950s renovation with recreations of its original frescoes and Rococo ornamentation.