Former Benedictine monastery (1034) with Holy Cross Monastery Church (1717-20, supervised by Joseph Schmuzer): classic example of the late Baroque ‘Wessobrunn’ school; crypt chapel (end of the 17th century) with double altar and relic of the Cross from the Byzantine Imperial Treasure (11th century); numerous historical treasures inside the church.
Former Benedictine monastery and Holy Cross Monastery Church
Heilig-Kreuz-Str. 19
86609 Donauwörth
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Fürst Wallerstein Brewery
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Plague or Holy Trinity monument
Plague or Holy Trinity monument (1722-25), based on the plague monument in Vienna by Joh. G. Bschorer, and Parish Church…
Collegiate Church
Collegiate Church (13th / 14th century): replaced the Romanesque monastery church with Gothic choir, Altar to the Virgin Mary (1483)…
Parish Church of St. Jacob
Parish Church of St. Jacob, ‘Maria Alber’, Plague Church of St. Stephan and Church of St. Afra in the Field…
The Bavarian’s gate
The Bavarian’s gate, one of the most important and most striking buildings, Copyright Stadt Landsberg am Lech
Church of St. George
Late Gothic Hall Church of St. George with ‘Daniel’, a 90 m high bell tower with viewing platform: Baroque-style High…