St. Michael in Berg am Laim, Munich

St Michael in Berg am Laim is a church in Munich, Bavaria, built from 1738 to 1751 by Johann Michael Fischer as Court Church for Elector and Archbishop Clemens August of Cologne, a brother of Emperor Charles.

The elegant façade with its twin towers provides a strong vertical accent was designed as the terminal feature of a street to the inner city which was never built.

The central space is decorated by pilasters and columns and the corners are rounded off by several niches.

The altarpiece of the side altar St. Norbert was painted by Ignaz Joseph Schilling (1744/1746).

During World War II the church was heavily damaged on 30 April 1945 by artillery hit in the nave, but afterwards restored.

View of the church.
High altar.