European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Gels there is a clean quiet dignity to the exterior of Ott Beuren s Benedictine Abbey Church the approach is singularly uncluttered the twin towers stately and the Central facade suitably imposing. Clearly the Church is an interesting edifice but it is not until one enters the massive doors that the True glory of Ott Beuren assaults the senses. At a glance one sees the reason the chuch is nicknamed the Abbey of the Angels for from every Cornice from every altar delightful Angels and cherubs sprout in Gold plaster Wood Joyful prayerful curious. Altogether some 1,200 figures Grace the Interior in a magnificence of Rococo Seldom equated. The ceiling frescoes by j. J. Zeiller Are fantastic allegories in glowing color and the supporting pillars ponderously Square and Grace fully rounded add splashes of pastel in the sea of gleaming White and Gold. The monastery was founded in 764 the present Church is the most recent of several structures and is a reworking in 1932 of the edifice of 1710. Figures Aren t very important in dealing with Ott Beuren no matter How tall the towers they Are tall enough. No matter the Width of the dome it is wide enough to be a vast plaster Canvas for inspired artists. The Abbey is a colossal example of the Power of the baroque of the collective efforts of bavarian and swabian craftsmen and artists Labouring to Praise their god in their own Way. To see Ott Beuren s Abbey is to see the baroque and the Rococo at their most Brilliant sibs a photos by Guenter Schuetzer Page 12 the stars and stripes nity mask by rooms Rocco splendor the stars and stapes Page 13