Tyrolean Churches and Monasteries

© Max Weiler in der Theresienkirche

The Theresienkirche in the Innsbruck district of Hungerburg houses a unique treasure: A cycle of frescoes by the world-famous Tyrolean painter Max Weiler, which, however, caused severe controversies in post-war Austria.

(c) www.srtelfs.at: Katholisches Pfarramt Hl. Geist

In the church of St. Veit near Telfs, 400-year-old wall paintings vividly provide insight into the table manners at the turn from the late Renaissance to the Baroque.

In the ‘holy land‘ of Tyrol, there is a church that has three quite strange saints as its patrons.

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In the district of Obermauern in the municipality of Virgen in East Tyrol stands the pilgrimage church Maria Schnee, a jewel of the late Gothic period, which fortunately has not fallen victim to the ‘building rage‘ of the Baroque, as so many other churches have.

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One of the top attractions in Innsbruck is the Court Church with the famous tomb of Emperor Maximilian I. This tomb, with its 28 larger-than-life bronze figures and the high grave, is one of the most imposing imperial tombs in modern European history and at the same time a testimony to a supra-regional courtly culture.

The Ulrichskirche in Thaur near Innsbruck probably dates from the 8th century. This makes it one of the oldest churches in Austria.

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