Parish Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Pfarrkirche Mariae Himmelfahrt) description and photos - Austria: Bad Hofgastein (Topic)

Parish Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Pfarrkirche Mariae Himmelfahrt) description and photos - Austria: Bad Hofgastein. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Pfarrkirche Mariae Himmelfahrt.

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The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is located in the center of Bad Hofgastein, exactly opposite the spa park and the promenade. It was built at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries in the late Gothic style.

The first building on this site appeared in 1023, it is believed that it was consecrated by the famous Salzburg bishop Hartwig, who died in the same year. Only 400 years later, the small chapel was rebuilt and greatly increased in size, but in 1502 a fire broke out in the town, and the church had to be practically rebuilt. The construction was finally completed only in 1507. In 1602, the architectural ensemble was supplemented with a high bell tower topped with a pointed spire already in the next century - in 1723.

The building is painted a bright yellow and features a sloping roof and long but narrow lanceolate windows. The bell tower consists of seven tiers, including the spire. The penultimate tier houses an elegant dial clock, and the fifth tier is decorated with a Gothic triforium, which is an arched opening divided by columns into three parts. The lowest tier has a modern mosaic depicting the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos.

The church is quite spacious - it consists of three naves. The interior decoration is predominantly Baroque, but it is worth noting the preserved Gothic sculpture depicting the Madonna enthroned. It is housed in the main altar and dates from the early 16th century. Other interior details - the side altars and the pulpit - were made already at the beginning of the 18th century and are decorated with exquisite blue and pink marble.

The church itself stands at the foot of the hill. Now the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is the center of the city parish.

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