Snow church opens in Bavaria

COOL!!! Really!
In a time of such strife in the world it is heartwarming to see what we are capable of when we endeavor create peace and beauty.

It looks very nice, but I like to think of a church as the group of people rather than the building or structure where they meet. Material things really aren't all that important in the grand scheme of things.

I was in Germany while in the Army. I'd like to go again but as a civilian so I can see the country from the ground instead of the top of a tank. It's a beautiful country. The people are nice too.

It's beautiful. Peace on earth and good will to all men.

very lovely :)

Gives a new meaning to the term "the frozen chosen." : )

They say the minister kept a cool head.

beautiful, Just like most Catholic churches.

in 1907, 34 citizens of Mitterfirmiansreut founded a church building society, but the project of a new Church stopped short for financial reasons. The nearest Church was in Mauth, one and a half hours walk away. It was therefore often not possible to visit the church regularly old people and women with children. The winter 1910 / 1911 was very rich in snow, calculated to Christmas Eve a snowstorm raged, and no one from the village was not able to Mauth.

To call attention to the plight of the faithful in the secluded Mitterfirmiansreut, the idea came up to build at least a church out of snow. Construction began in the ice-cold February 1911 – men and women from the place cut blocks from the abundant solid snow and coated together like bricks. Cold nights, the each other getürmten snow blocks found a so fixed link, that one could tackle even bow and along the lines of the Passau Cathedral erected two towers at the front. The first worship in the Church of the snow was held on 28 March 1911.

The snow Church held only until the spring, but the project caused a stir far beyond, the Bavarian Forest. Numerous donations to build a proper Church, received a a photo of the snow Church appeared even in a US magazine. in 1923 a stone School Chapel could be built in the place of the Church of the snow, which was dedicated in 1925 and 1932 extended to the present-day church of Expositur. Thus, the builders churches of snow had reached their goal.

Lovely photograph. Why has Yahoo ceqswed to rpvide photos with many of their articles?

What a waste of time. You worship anywhere, nothing in the bible says you HAVE to go church.

Most interesting, beautiful, the original villagers wanted a church so they built one of snow, proves how religious, faithful they were in their beliefs! If only they were that way today!

I wish this article said more about the reasons why Bavarians, of all people, weren't able to have their own church. You are talking about the most Catholic province in Germany, and one of the most religious. Were the villagers Protestants, perhaps, so the Catholics wouldn't let them build? Was there some sort of zoning law that the villagers couldn't meet? What was the reason? This article is a stub; someone expand it please.

How bout making places for real people to live?

in this church no one would be able to fall asleep during the summon.

WOW!

kool

I think this is the Snow Church Shelter for keeping them safe when the bad weather coming.

Good for them! It's nice to see people getting together & doing something positive.

Not at all religious but that is a beautiful piece of architecture.