Bridge, Church of St. Lawrence and St. Francis of Seraphina, 1910

Originally a Baroque monastery church, this single-nave, oriented building featured a narrow nave and an elongated, pentagonal presbytery. Both were vaulted and decorated with frescoes by J. V. Tschöpper (mid-18th century) and F. J. Duchoslav (late 19th century). Most of the Baroque furnishings, dating from the 18th century, were created by J. A. Dietz, F. M. Vogt, Ignatz Raab, and the master stonemason Martin Hennevogel. A masonry gallery at the western end housed an organ from the late 17th .. Read more »century. Repairs were documented after a fire in 1639. By the last quarter of the 17th century, the dilapidated and uninhabitable complex suffered a roofless nave and damaged masonry. Restoration began in 1716 and finished in 1722, only for another fire to strike in 1723. The vaults and interior furnishings survived largely intact. A further fire in 1820 necessitated renovations, completed in 1842, with minor works continuing into the latter half of the 19th century. The church and monastery were demolished in 1977 during the destruction of the historic city center.