Departing from the western end of the Marienplatz, on the Weinstrasse, you will find Munich’s imposing cathedral, the Frauenkirche or Cathedral of Our Lady. Built under the rule of Sigmund of Bavaria, the church was erected, in the gothic style, between 1468 and 1488. Entirely built of red bricks, with its almost 100 metre tall bell towers, the building absolutely dominates the whole city. The church’s façade has a rather stern appearance; its monotony is broken by the beautiful onion domes that crown the bell towers. Inside you will find the tomb of the Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV; the sarcophagus is guarded by the statues of four knights, representing peace and war. Other noteworthy pieces are Erasmus Grasser’s gothic wood figures and the numerous examples of 14th century sculptures and paintings. At the entrance of the church there is the so called Teufelstritt, or Devil’s Footstep, the legend of which relates that Beelzebub had bet the architect Jorg Ganghofer that the latter would not be able to build a church the windows of which could not be seen. Once the Frauenkirche had been built, Ganghofer summoned the Devil, invited him into the church, bid him to walk to the vestibule and asked him to look around to see whether he could catch sight of any window. From that precise spot, the Devil could not see any of the church’s 66 imposing windows. In fact, the ones on the right were covered by 22 octagonal pillars, positioned so as to give the impression of observing only windowless walls, while the central one was completely covered by the altar. The Devil, angry for having lost the bet, departed, but not before leaving an indelible footprint inside the church.