Wallfahrtskirche zu Unserer Lieben Frau, Pilgrimage church in Bobingen, Germany
The Wallfahrtskirche zu Unserer Lieben Frau is a white-plastered church with a steep grey shingled roof and a tall tower topped by a curved green copper dome and cross. The east facade has three large windows with rounded lobed pink outlines and smaller oval pink outlines above; the interior is covered by an oval flat dome and a circular lantern dome over the choir.
Construction took place between 1749 and 1751 under architect Franz Kleinhans and replaced an older chapel that dated to 1472. The new building became a pilgrimage destination and has served that purpose for many generations.
Inside, white and grey Rocaille stucco covers the walls and works with frescoes of the Immaculate Conception to create a space for prayer. This artistic decoration shows how visitors experience devotion and beauty together.
The church stands at the southern edge of Bobingen, where the Staatsstrasse runs close to the old west entrance, so the second entrance with its porch was added on the north side for safety. Outside services, visitors enter through the west porch, but a grille under the gallery blocks further passage. The interior is raised by two steps toward the choir.
The tower rises only about 20 centimetres out of the east facade's wall line, and its middle niche is widened into a flat niche with a curved cornice. Heart-shaped window openings pierce the masonry beneath the central windows of the nave.
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