St. Peter
Attraction · München · Munich
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St. Peter is Munich's oldest recorded parish church, first documented around 1225–1226 on a low rise once called Petersbergl, predating the city's own 1158 founding. Rebuilt across Gothic and Baroque campaigns, it holds the city's oldest bells and a nearly 300-year-old Baroque high altar with a golden figure of St. Peter.
From Wikipedia
St. Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the inner city of Munich, southern Germany. Its 91-metre (299 ft) tower is commonly known as "Alter Peter"—Old Peter—and is emblematic of Munich. St Peter's is the oldest recorded parish church in Munich and presumably the originating point for the whole city.
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Common questions
- Why stop at St. Peter on a bike ride?
- St. Peter is Munich's oldest recorded parish church, first documented around 1225–1226 on a low rise once called Petersbergl, predating the city's own 1158 founding. Rebuilt across Gothic and Baroque campaigns, it holds the city's oldest bells and a nearly 300-year-old Baroque high altar with a golden figure of St. Peter.
- Where is St. Peter?
- St. Peter is in München, Munich (Germany).