Onion domes instead of steeples on many Bavarian churches
Mar 16, 2016 00:57:06 #
Southern Germany and Austria are dotted with many Catholic churches featuring one or more onion domes instead of steeples on their towers. Some experts say this architectural features derived many centuries ago from Russian churches, while others think they were brought in by the Turks (like the coffee houses in Vienna?). What's your guess?
Many Bavarian church towers have onion domes instead of steeples
Munich's Mariankirche features two onion domes, damaged in WW II by RAF bombs
Mar 16, 2016 12:05:15 #
.. a feature of the Russian Orthodox churches, also seen in Bavaria. Architecturally: Ukrainian Baroque style. Onion domes first appeared during the reign of Ivan the Terrible -- according to Wikipedia...
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