The Church of St. Bartholomew on Königssee is a Catholic pilgrimage chapel on the west bank of Königssee, on the Hirschau Peninsula. It can only be reached by water or by a long walk. The chapel was laid in the XII century. In the XVII century it was decorated in the Baroque style. Saint Bartholomew was considered the patron saint of shepherds and kosars. The chapel has two domes of different sizes in the form of bulbs painted in red. In terms of the church is similar to the Salzburg Cathedral. The interior of the church is decorated with stucco work by the Salzburg artist Joseph Schmidt and choirs of three semi-domes, altars in separate semi-domes are dedicated respectively to St. Bartholomew, St. Catharine and St. James.Solid areas: 0%
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