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Always visit the church
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  • Updated By Beausoleil on March 21, 2009
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  • Basilica of St. Lorenz in Kempten - Kempten
    Basilica of St. Lorenz
    in Kempten
    by Beausoleil, 4 more photos
    Here's my journal entry for the Basilica:

    "It is an imposing church with magnificent baroque decoration. Above the altar is a multistoried dome/cupola that is open, airy and graceful. In the choir are four sets of carved wooden choir stalls and many have panels that are pictures of various early scenes. These are by Scagliola. As I was admiring them, a middle-aged gentleman said something to me in German. I explained I didn’t speak German and he walked on only to reappear momentarily and say in English, “A magnificent church, yes?” I agreed with him in my poor German and he smiled and went on his way."

    There were flowers on the pews that must have been from a wedding the previous day. The effect was lovely.

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  • Directions: Follow the church steeples.
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    Rathausplatz Fountain
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  • By grayfo on June 24, 2005
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    The fountain in front of the town hall is a copy built in 1993 from an original dating back to 1601.

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  • Address: Rathausplatz
  • Directions: The Town Hall Square
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    Kornhaus
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  • By grayfo on June 12, 2005
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    The Corn Warehouse was built around 1700, with baroque façade and three-storey Volute gables serves today as a festival hall and is seat of the Allgäu Museum with arts vault. An extra attraction is the curved fountain to the front of the building.

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    St. Lorenz Basilica
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  • By grayfo on June 12, 2005
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    The Sankt Lorenz Basilika (great hall) was the first major church built in South Germany after the Thirty-Years’ War as both a parish and monastery church. The original building work started in 1652 with various additions over the years.

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    St. Mang Church
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  • By grayfo on June 12, 2005
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    The Sankt Mang Church was built in a gothic style during the early 15th century over an existing Roman style church. The lower part of the church spire up to the clock is from the original period.

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    Take a walk
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  • By Beausoleil on April 30, 2007
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  • Kempten, steps to the Rathausplatz - Kempten
    Kempten, steps to the
    Rathausplatz
    by Beausoleil, 4 more photos
    We found ourselves in Kempten on a very warm Sunday morning in May. Couldn't go into the church because they were having Mass; too early to eat; missed the tour at the Residenz so we decided to go for a walk. There was no traffic and few people. Guess they were all at Mass.

    We wandered the town, through parks, down past the Rathaus on to the river Iller. We walked up Baker's Street and loved it all. The stores have signs that are little works of art. The streets were incredibly clean. The windows had lovely lace curtains. It was all completely perfect.

    We did finally get back and get into the church, took our tour of the Residenz and had lunch at a beer garden and people appeared on the streets and in the cafes but it was a delightful time to take a morning walk.

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  • Address: Downtown Kempten
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    The Duke Abbots Residence
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  • By grayfo on June 12, 2005
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    The Residenz was a Benedictine monastery founded in the 8th century and developed into the Residence of the Duke Abbots of Kempten until 1803. This baroque building with double courtyards includes the “Fürstensaal” (Hall of the Dukes) with its austere stuccowork and the “Prunkräume” (Rooms of State) with gorgeous Rococo decoration which is unique in this part of the country.

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    The Freitreppe
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  • By grayfo on June 14, 2005
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    These steps connect the upper part of town with the lower one.

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    Old town walk
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  • By bonio on February 20, 2007
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    Our hotel gave us a map of Kempten which had a walk around the town clearly marked. The weather was cold and snowing but we gave it our best shot, a few refreshment stops on the way.
    Here's a few photos of our afternoon.

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