Chapel at Sophie’s Double View

The small chapel, typical of the Biedermeier period,  is located between two once much-visited viewpoints: 1) Sophie’s Viewpoint (Sophiens Sitz), which is south of the chapel and was donated by Baroness von Schweiger in 1823, and 2) Sophie’s Double View Villa (Sophiens Doppelblick), which is northwest of the chapel, was already with that name since before 1839, and was later on a well-known excursion inn for many years.  Since its construction in 1843, the chapel has hardly changed, except for a buttress (added after 1900), the sheet metal roof, and two war memorial plaques (from 1954) on the inside.

Worth mentioning is the exterior of the chapel because parts of it have become very rare: decorative render with smooth bands applied to the corners, plastered cove, no offset plinth. The chapel features a curved tent roof with knob and cross and door opening with slatted door. Inside, behind a close-meshed iron grille with the year 1843, the typical chapel inventory of the 19th century: a large picture of the Virgin Mary as the altarpiece; and pictures of Jesus, Mary, St. Michael and St. Florian; wood, plaster, and wax figures; prints; a small reverse glass picture; and a pilgrimage souvenir from Altötting, Germany.