Old churches usually have beautiful, and sometimes unique, statuary. But nothing beats the gilded sculpture of the skeleton of death trying to cut down an innocent cherub, who symbolizes the thread of life, with what appears to be a pair of scissors at Asamkirche (Asam Church) in Munich, Germany.
Officially called the Church of Saint Johann Nepomuk, the church was built between 1733 and 1746 by the Asam brothers, late Baroque sculptors who worked together in southern Germany Their work, which was located right next to where they lived, was supposed to serve as a private chapel for them but eventually the brothers were forced to make the church accessible to the public. If you like ridiculously ornate rococo interior with death hidden in plain sight, then I suggest you add this to your “places I must visit before I die, but will probably never see because I’m too freakin’ poor” list.
