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| Ettal Benedictine Abbey (1710-26, 1774) original Abbey founded by Emperor Ludwig IV (1330). Ettal village, Germany. Style: Baroque. Architect: Enrico Zucalli & Joseph Schmuzer. | Large dome & clock tower of Ettal Benedictine Abbey on German Alpine road near Oberammergau. Ettal village, Germany. | Cupola with golden finial cross atop dome of Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Cross with golden sunburst atop clock tower at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. |
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| Apostles statues by Ägid Verhelst in niches on facade of Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Crucifixion carved in stone on facade of Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Rococo interior of Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Rococo interior with ornate chandelier hanging from dome of Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. |
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| Dome of Ettal Benedictine Abbey with fresco including several hundred figures glorifying the mission of the Benedictine Order by Johann Jakob Zeiller. Ettal village, Germany. | Detail of frescoes by Johann Jakob Zeiller on dome of Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Detail of frescoes by Johann Jakob Zeiller on dome of Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Detail of frescoes by Johann Jakob Zeiller on dome of Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. |
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| Detail of frescoes by Johann Jakob Zeiller on dome of Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Detail of frescoes by Johann Jakob Zeiller on dome of Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Detail of frescoes by Johann Jakob Zeiller on dome of Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Detail of frescoes by Johann Jakob Zeiller on dome of Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. |
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| Detail of frescoes by Johann Jakob Zeiller on dome of Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | High altar with frescoes & Assumption of the Blessed Virgin painting (1786) by Martin Knoller at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Frescoes & painting of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin on high altar at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Frescoes above high altar at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. |
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| Baroque altar with painting of martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Baroque altar with painting of St Corbinian at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Baroque altar with painting of Christ with Holy Apostles at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Baroque altar with painting of Holy Family at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. |
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| Baroque altar with painting of St Benedict at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Detail of marble pillars & statues of saints between chapels at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Baroque altar with painting of St Sebastian being pierced by arrows at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Baroque altar with painting of Holy Family at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. |
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| Baroque painting (1752) by Jo. Jacob Zeiller of King Ludwig receiving statue of Madonna & Child, later an object of pilgrimage for which Ettal Benedictine Abbey is known. Ettal village, Germany. | Baroque painting (1752) by Jo. Jacob Zeiller of King Ludwig's horse genuflecting before statue of Madonna & Child, an event which lead to the founding of Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Gilded baroque altar carving at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Gilded baroque carving of cherubs in clouds at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. |
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| Baroque organ at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Statue of St Lawrence at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Sculpture of Bishop holding statue of Madonna & Child at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. | Detail of cherub holding dolphin at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. |
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| Detail of confessional with painting of skeleton holding skull at Ettal Benedictine Abbey. Ettal village, Germany. |
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