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Dießen Marienmünster Church is a
Baroque
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style church in Dießen am Ammersee
Dießen am Ammersee (Southern Bavarian: ''Diaßn am Ammasä'') is a municipality in the district of Landsberg (district), Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany. It is located on the shores of the Ammersee.
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in the German
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district of Landsberg am Lech
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in Upper Bavaria
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Architecture and style
The architecture, furnishing and art combine to form one of the finest expressions of 18th century Baroque style in Bavaria. The inside of the church is filled with Baroque statues, paintings, frescoes and decorative art.Organ
The church organ was built byCaspar König
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around 1739 and in 1878, it was renovated and rebuilt. In 1959, the instrument was completely restored by Orgelbau Schmid; the interior of the organ was rebuilt, along with its console. In the course of the 1984-1987 restoration by Schmid, the organ was given an additional swell and more registers. It now has 39 registers on three manuals and a pedal.
Music
The church has played Baroque and classical music for many years, the most notorious being the selection of Baroque music byJohann Sebastian Bach
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. A famous recording of 1969 by Karl Richter as maestro performing the "Mass in B minor" was recorded in the church.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marienmunster church Buildings and structures in Landsberg (district) Roman Catholic churches in Bavaria