Bridge, Church of St. Lawrence and St. Francis Seraphim, choir and organ, 1970

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 18th- and 19th-century frescoes by J. V. Tschöpper and F. J. Duchoslav, respectively. Much of the 18th-century Baroque furniture was crafted by J. A. Dietz, F. M. Vogt, Ignatz Raab, and the marble mason Martin Hennevogel. A west-end gallery housed a late 17th-century organ. Repairs were documented after a 1639 fire. By .. Read more »the late 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. While the vaults and interior furnishings survived relatively unscathed, a further fire in 1820 necessitated renovations completed in 1842, with minor work 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.