The small votive chapel dedicated to Saint Jakob is situated in the Bavarian countryside south of Munich, in a private property located along one of the routes across Europe to the sanctuary of Santiago de Compostela, which is located at a distance of 2347 km away, in north west Spain. The building takes up the measurements (5×3 metres) of the numerous religious shrines to be found in the surrounding district of Fischbachau. The interior is empty, and the object of contemplation is situated outside the park. A staircase leads to a wooden bench placed in front of a round window that frames the horizon and a cross erected on the edge of the lawn opposite. The seating, a font in marble and a wooden candle-holder shelf comprise the only furniture. The construction is in a stone known to the locals as “God’s concrete.” The roof, doors and windows are made of copper and wood.
St. Jakob's chapel, Auerberg, Fishbachau, Germany
Photo by Thomas Koller. © aMDL - Michele De Lucchi's archive. Published on April 28, 2015.
Sketches by Michele De Lucchi, 2010
St. Jakob chapel, pencil and coloured pencil on paper, Michele De Lucchi 2010
© Michele De Lucchi . Published on April 28, 2015.
Images courtesy Michele De Lucchi’s Archive
St. Jackob chapel, pencil on paper, Michele De Lucchi 2010
© Michele De Lucchi . Published on April 28, 2015.
St. Jakob chapel, plan
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St. Jakob chapel, perspective drawing
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St. Jakob chapel, section
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St. Jakob chapel, Auerberg, Fischbachau, Germany
Photo by Thomas Koller. © aMDL - Michele De Lucchi's archive . Published on April 28, 2015.
St. Jakob chapel, Auerberg, Fischbachau, Germany
Photo by Thomas Koller. © aMDL - Michele De Lucchi's archive . Published on April 28, 2015.
St. Jakob chapel, Auerberg, Fischbachau, Germany
Photo by Thomas Koller. © aMDL - Michele De Lucchi's archive . Published on April 28, 2015.