Ettal Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Bavaria, near Oberammergau. Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian founded it on April 28, 1330, reportedly to fulfill a vow made after his coronation in Rome. The original Gothic church was built between 1330 and 1370 and was a modest structure compared with the great churches of medieval Bavaria.
After a fire in 1744, the abbey was rebuilt in the Baroque style with a double-shelled dome, to plans the article credits to Enrico Zuccalli. Josef Schmutzer did most of the decoration, and Johann Baptist Straub made the altars and chancel. The church has twin bell towers, and its facade was renovated in the 19th century. The article calls it the church of the Assumption in one place and of the Ascension in another.
The abbey was dissolved in 1803, and Benedictines from Scheyern re-founded it in 1900. The church was declared a minor basilica in 1920.
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