Riedersteinkapelle, Gothic Revival chapel in Tegernsee, Germany.
Riedersteinkapelle is a small Gothic Revival chapel located on a rocky mountain ridge high above the Tegernsee valley. The structure sits on a steep rocky outcrop that rises noticeably above the mountain inn below it.
A castle servant named Josef Hupfauer built the chapel in 1841 as a small religious refuge. The building was expanded between 1850 and 1864 to accommodate more visitors.
The chapel takes its name from the nearby mountain and serves as a place where visitors pause to reflect and observe the surrounding landscape. People use it as a stopping point during mountain walks to sit quietly and take in the views.
Access is by way of more than 500 steps that climb gradually through a sculptured path. Good shoes and moderate fitness are needed to handle this mountain climb.
Along the path to the chapel are fourteen relief stations created by local folk artists that depict scenes from a religious Way of the Cross. These handcrafted works give the climb a sense of spiritual and artistic progression.
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