The 1753 St Clemens Church is a baroque beauty blueprinted by local starchitect of the day, Johann Conrad Schlaun. The interior is not accessible but you can sneak a peek through the gate in the foyer at the domed ceiling fresco supported by turquoise faux-marble pillars.
Clemenskirche
Münster
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