Maria Immaculata, Catholic church in Mötzing, Germany.
Maria Immaculata is a Catholic church in Mötzing with a pale yellow facade and a tall tower on its left, topped by a dark green onion dome with a cross. The tower has a square base, a clock with a red rim, and arched windows; the gabled front holds a circular window, three arched windows and a doorway. Inside, a flat ceiling with a faded painted fresco covers the nave, and a carved gold-framed triptych of the Madonna and child stands in the sanctuary.
The core of the nave is Romanesque, while the five-eighth choir and the flanking tower on its north wall are Gothic. In the Baroque period the square tower gained an octagonal storey holding the clock and a bell frame with four bells, capped by an onion dome. The nave was extended westward in the late 19th century and given a Neo-Renaissance facade; a mortuary was added on the north side in the 1960s and the exterior was last renovated in 1988.
The church is dedicated to Maria Immaculata, the Immaculate Conception, its patroness. Inside, the neo-Gothic winged altar shows a Madonna in a halo of rays with two angels, and the side panels depict the Annunciation and the Nativity. The two side altars carry paintings of the Sacred Heart and of Joseph of Nazareth holding the Christ Child.
The church is accessible from Gerzener Strasse, with parking available nearby. Visitors should note that services take place at specific times, and the building may be closed outside these hours.
The organ was built in 1907 by Willibald Siemann. The neo-Gothic winged altar shows a Madonna in a halo of rays with two angels, and the side wings depict the Annunciation and the Nativity. The two side altars hold paintings of the Sacred Heart and of Joseph of Nazareth with the Christ Child.
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