Asam Church
St. Johann Nepomuk is a Baroque church in Munich, built from 1733 to 1746 by the brothers Egid Quirin Asam, a sculptor, and Cosmas Damian Asam, a painter. They built it as their own private church, and it is considered a masterpiece of Late Baroque.
- Where
- Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 48.1352, 11.5695
Get the Asam Church stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Asam Church. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bavaria volume with your photos and a note.
Near Asam Church
Marienplatz 0.5 km
The central square of Munich since 1158, dominated by the neo Gothic New Town Hall. Its Glockenspiel chimes and acts out two scenes daily, and the Mary column of 1638 stands in the middle of the square.
Munich Frauenkirche 0.5 km
The cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, a late Gothic brick church finished in 1488. Its two towers, each topped with a dome, are about 99 metres high and are a symbol of the city.
Viktualienmarkt 0.5 km
A food market and square in the centre of Munich. Apart from Sundays and holidays it has been held daily since 1807, with stalls selling produce, cheese, meat and flowers. Stalls fill the square with fresh produce, cheese, meat and flowers, and a beer garden sits among them.
New Town Hall Munich 0.5 km
A neo Gothic town hall on the north side of Marienplatz in Munich, built between 1867 and 1908. Its 85 metre tower has a Glockenspiel with 43 bells and life sized figures, and a lift takes visitors to a viewing platform.
Hofbräuhaus 0.8 km
A beer hall in central Munich, originally built in 1589 by Duke Maximilian I as an extension of the court brewery. The public was first admitted in 1828 under Ludwig I, and it remains Munich's best known beer hall.
Munich Residence 0.9 km
The former royal palace of the Wittelsbach rulers of Bavaria in the centre of Munich, built and extended from 1385 to the 19th century. It has ten courtyards and many rooms, and holds a treasury and the Cuvilliés Theatre.
Deutsches Museum 1.2 km
The world's largest museum of science and technology, on an island in the Isar river in Munich, founded in 1903. It has about 125,000 objects on show, including aircraft, ships, mines and early computers.
Alte Pinakothek 1.5 km
One of the oldest art galleries in the world, opened in Munich in 1836. It shows European paintings from the 14th to the 18th century, with works by Dürer, Rubens, Rembrandt and Raphael.
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Questions
Where is Asam Church?
Asam Church is in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Marienplatz (0.5 km), Munich Frauenkirche (0.5 km), Viktualienmarkt (0.5 km).
How do I get the Asam Church stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Asam Church and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bavaria volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Asam Church before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bavaria volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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