Outer castle chapel of St. Mary, so-called Hedwig's Chapel, 1479-1489, Burghausen, photo Norbert Piwowarczyk, 2023, all rights reserved
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Outer castle chapel of St. Mary, so-called Hedwig's Chapel, 1479-1489, Burghausen, photo Norbert Piwowarczyk, 2023, all rights reserved
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Photo showing Outer castle chapel, the so-called Hedwig Chapel in Burghausen
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Outer castle chapel, the so-called Hedwig Chapel in Burghausen

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Outer castle chapel, the so-called Hedwig Chapel in Burghausen

Variants of the name:

Kaplica zamkowa św. Marii, niem. Hedwigskapelle, Burgkapelle St. Maria

On the pre-castle of the longest fortress in Europe, in Burghausen, is the medieval outer castle chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Commonly referred to as Hedwig's Chapel, after its founder Hedwig II Jagiellon, it is one of the most important late Gothic buildings in Bavaria.

History of the origins of the chapel

The stone chapel was built for lower-level officials and castle staff during the reign of Hedwig II Jagiellon and her husband, Duke George of Bavaria. The consensus in the literature is that construction on it lasted from 1479 to 1489.

Description of the building

The single-nave building, flanked by a tower, is distinguished on the outside by a small porch supported by marble columns. At the corners of the structure are figures of the Archangel Gabriel and Mary greeting him, and on the walls is a fresco depicting the shawl of St Veronica (Veraicon), supported by angels. The interior of the chapel impresses with its irregular cross vaulting and modest polychrome sculptural decoration. On the capitals of the wall-mounted semi-columns stand the statues of six saints, and on the gallery, decorated with an openwork masquerade (in the form of whirling fish bladders), is a relief with a scene of the founders adoring the Sorrowful Christ. St Hedwig's Chapel and its furnishings have been preserved almost intact.

Wizualizacja wnętrza kaplicy, https://www.360-bayern.de/panos/schlbay/obay/la-bbhhk/index.htm?skip-loading

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Time of construction:

1479-1489

Bibliography:

  • A. Żurek, Związki dynastyczne pomiędzy dawną Polską a dawną Rzeszą - miejsca pamięci na terenie dzisiejszych Niemiec i Austrii, Warszawa 2023, s. 37
  • N. Kozlowski, E. Krasinska-Klaputh, A. Menhard, Bayerische Löwen - Polnische Adler. Auf gemeinsamen historischen Spuren, München 2008, s. 148-149

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23.07.2024

Last updated:

20.01.2025

Author:

Muszkowska Maria
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The exterior view of the medieval chapel of St. Hedwig in Burghausen, featuring a stone structure with a tall spire, surrounded by trees and adjacent buildings under a partly cloudy sky. Photo showing Outer castle chapel, the so-called Hedwig Chapel in Burghausen Gallery of the object +3
Outer castle chapel of St. Mary, so-called Hedwig's Chapel, 1479-1489, Burghausen, photo Norbert Piwowarczyk, 2023, all rights reserved
Exterior view of the medieval chapel of St. Hedwig in Burghausen, featuring a stone structure with a steep roof and a tall spire. The entrance is supported by marble columns. Photo showing Outer castle chapel, the so-called Hedwig Chapel in Burghausen Gallery of the object +3
photo C.Stadler/Bwag, 2018
Exterior view of the medieval chapel known as Jadwiga's Chapel in Burghausen, featuring a stone structure with a red-tiled roof and a tall spire, surrounded by greenery under a cloudy sky. Photo showing Outer castle chapel, the so-called Hedwig Chapel in Burghausen Gallery of the object +3
Outer castle chapel of St. Mary, so-called Hedwig's Chapel, 1479-1489, Burghausen, photo Norbert Piwowarczyk, 2023, all rights reserved
The entrance of the medieval chapel in Burghausen, known as Jadwiga's Chapel, features a small porch supported by marble columns. Above the door, a fresco depicts the Veil of Veronica held by angels. Photo showing Outer castle chapel, the so-called Hedwig Chapel in Burghausen Gallery of the object +3
photo Werner100359, 2020

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