The Bürgersaal (English: "Citizen's Hall") is a historical building in

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. Also known as ''Bürgersaalkirche'' since the

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of the altar on May 13, 1778, it is the prayer and meeting room of the Marian Men Congregation "Annunciation". It was built in 1709/1710 under design by

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The church is divided into an upper church on the upper floor and a lower church on the lower floor. The baroque façade mirrors this inside division of the construction towards the outside. Above the entrance stands a figure of the enthroned Madonna and Child. On the upper floor was the prayer room, which then already since 1778 has been used as a

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. A masterpiece of the interior decoration is the sculpture of the Guardian Angel with child from

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from 1763 and a relief of Andreas Faistenberger from 1710 from the former high altar which was destroyed in World War II. In the lower floor is the grave of

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Photo spread of Bürgersaalkirche / Citizen Hall Church
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