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Marienkapelle am Karmelenberg
Karmelenberg, 56220 Bassenheim
On 26 September 1688, the Lady Chapel was consecrated on the Karmelenberg. Anna Magdalena von Waldbott-Bassenheim had the building constructed. The foundation is seen as a manifestation of her personal faith. The Capuchin priests Magnus and Matthias von Saarburg are named as master builders. Construction began in 1662. The model for the construction of the chapel and the name of the mountain was provided by the Lady Chapel on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land, the place where the prophet Elijah is said to have overcome the priests of Baal.
The Lady Chapel was extensively restored in the mid-1990s and has shone in its former glory since 1998. It is the oldest baroque church in the Koblenz area.