Caption

Vault of the rotunda of grace with the fresco by Appiani and vault of the front rotunda. The Vierzehnheiligen Basilica near Bad Staffelstein in the district of Lichtenfels is a pilgrimage church in Upper Franconia. The church, built according to plans by Balthasar Neumann, is dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers and receives around half a million visitors a year

Date

May 12, 2011

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Florian Monheim

Reference

BRK25C32_477

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

96,7Mb (7,1Mb) / 17,3in x 21,7in / 5196 x 6506 (300dpi)

Keywords

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