Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Prien am Chiemsee

The small hamlet of Urschalling belongs to Prien am Chiemsee. Located in its centre is St. Jakobus, the parish church. It was built end of the 11th century and later integrated into a fortified castle, that is long gone. Under a thick coat of paint frescoes from the 14th century were discovered. When these got renovated in the 1940s, another layer of frescoes was discovered below. These frescoes were even 200 years older. The well dressed man was obviously sentenced to the gallows and may be dead in the next minute.

The small hamlet of Urschalling belongs to Prien am Chiemsee. Located in its centre is St. Jakobus, the parish church. It was built end of the 11th century and later integrated into a fortified castle, that is long gone. Under a thick coat of paint frescoes from the 14th century were discovered. When these got renovated in the 1940s, another layer of frescoes was discovered below. These frescoes were even 200 years older.

The small hamlet of Urschalling belongs to Prien am Chiemsee. Located in its centre is St. Jakobus, the parish church. It was built end of the 11th century and later integrated into a fortified castle, that is long gone. Under a thick coat of paint frescoes from the 14th century were discovered. When these got renovated in the 1940s, another layer of frescoes was discovered below. These frescoes were even 200 years older. The "Harrowing of Hell". Christ releasing Adam, Eve and other righteous from the Hellmouth.

The small hamlet Urschalling belongs to Prien am Chiemsee. Located in its centre is St. Jakobus, the parish church. It was built end of the 11th century and later integrated into a fortified castle, that is long gone. Under a thick coat of paint frescoes from the 14th century were discovered. When these got renovated in the 1940s, another layer of frescoes was discovered below. These frescoes were even 200 years older. Next to the Baroque statue of Saint Jakobus (James), dressed like a pilgrim, one of the Romanesque frescoes created 1160/1180.

The small hamlet Urschalling belongs to Prien am Chiemsee. Located in its centre is St. Jakobus, the parish church. It was built end of the 11th century and later integrated into a fortified castle, that is long gone. Under a thick coat of paint frescoes from the 14th century were discovered. When these got renovated in the 1940s, another layer of frescoes was discovered below. These frescoes were even 200 years older.

The small hamlet Urschalling belongs to Prien am Chiemsee. Located in its centre is St. Jakobus, the parish church. It was built end of the 11th century and later integrated into a fortified castle, that is long gone. A Baroque onion spire was added to the sober structure in 1711. The church is known for the medieval murals, that were discovered under a thick coat of paint in the 19th century.