Pfarrkirche St. Peter und Paul, Baroque parish church in Mittenwald, Germany.
Pfarrkirche St. Peter und Paul is a late-Baroque hall church built by Joseph Schmuzer, with a recessed late-Gothic choir and a south tower whose painted clock faces and patron figures of Peter and Paul mark Mittenwald's skyline. Inside, a flat dome covers the nave, a three-storey gallery closes the west end, and Matthäus Günther's frescoes fill the choir.
A church in Mittenwald is first documented in 1315. The present building was erected from 1738 to 1740 by master builder Joseph Schmuzer; the tower bears the year 1746. Auxiliary bishop Johann Ferdinand Freiherr von Bödigheim consecrated it on 23 June 1749.
The interior displays painted ceiling scenes by Matthäus Günther showing moments from the lives of Saints Peter and Paul. These works form the visual backdrop for daily prayers and religious gatherings in the main church space.
The church stands at Matthias-Klotz-Straße 2, with the tower on the south side facing the street. Entry is at ground level; the nave is a wide hall under a flat dome, and a three-tier gallery closes the west end. The choir lies beyond a transverse bay flanked by side chapels.
The tower carries the year 1746, and its second storey is divided by Ionic pilasters while the third has volutes set before the slanted faces. The church has seven bells in the tower, of which bells 1 to 5 form the actual peal. The high altar retable of 1742, like the frescoes, is by Matthäus Günther and shows the patrons Peter and Paul, who also appear on the tower.
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