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This Roman Catholic Theatine Church St. Cajetan (Theatinerkirche St. Kajetan) in Munich was built from 1663 to 1690, it was founded in 1662 by Elector Ferdinand Maria and his wife, Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, as a gesture of thanks for the birth of the long-awaited heir to the Bavarian crown, Prince Max Emanuel.
The church was designed by the italian architect Agostino Barelli; his successor, Enrico Zuccalli, added two towers, which originally were not planned and then finished the 71 meter (233 ft) high dome in 1690.
To the left of church one can see an arched gates - Hall of Heroes (Feldherrnhalle). It was built between 1841-1844 by Freidrich von Gartner in the honour of King Ludwig I of Bavaria.
The Hall of Heroes (Feldherrnhalle) was the symbol of the honours of the Bavarian Army. It contains statues of military leaders Johann Tilly and Karl Philipp von Wrede. The central sculptural group was added in 1882, after the Franco-Prussian War.
Additional information, please, look at
http://www.munich-info.de/portrait/p_theatinerkirche_en.html
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Munich-36623/Things_To_Do-Munich-Theatinerkirche-BR-1.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldherrnhalle
http://www.best-of-munich.com/feldherrnhalle/feldherrnhalle.html

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Mike :-)
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