Church St. Bartolomay in Germany

Church

is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage church in the Berchtesgadener.It is named after Saint Bartholomew the Apostle (Bartholomäus in German), patron of alpine farmers and dairymen. It can only be reached by ship or after a long hike across the surrounding mountains. A first chapel at the lake was built in 1134 by the Provosts of Berchtesgaden. In 1697 it was rebuilt in a Baroque style with a floor plan modeled on Salzburg Cathedral, two onion domes and a red domed roof.