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I grew up in Vienna, but never actually visited the Karlskirche until last year, when Ash, my mom, and I decided to see it close-up (she had lived in Vienna for about 40 years and hadn't seen it either!). The church is Vienna's most famous baroque building, and with it's big green cuppola has become one of the city's landmarks. If you have a chance to go there, make sure to take a close look at the tall white stone pillars outside the church and the scenes delicately engraved on them. Once you enter, the almost overbearlingly huge altar draws you to the front of the church immediately. You can pay an extra couple of Euros to take the elevator ride up to the top of the cuppola to get a closer look at the Michael Rottmeyr frescos. But that's not the end of it - from here on you can venture up to the very top of the church via stairs. Poor Ashie didn't know what he was in for - I suffered from extreme vertigo, and my mother wasn't physically too fit to handle those stairs (yet insisted to make her way up to the top). :-)
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9.00-12.30pm and 1.00-6.00pm (Mo - Sat)
1.00-6.00pm (Sun + holidays) Leave a Comment Directions: take underground, tram, busses, or taxi to "Karlsplatz"-station.Website: www.karlskirche.at
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The stunning church combines Oriental and Baroque flourishes.
This striking church was built between 1715 and 1737 to honour Karl Borromeo, the patron saint of the fight against the plague.
Its aim was to thank God for delivering Vienna from the plague epidemic in 1713 that claimed more than 8,000 lives.
Emperor Karl VI held a competition among architects to design the church, which was won by Johann Fischer von Erlach.
The Baroque masterpiece has a dome and portico borrowed from classical architecture, while there are Oriental echoes in the minaret-like columns. Leave a Comment Phone: 01 504 61 87Directions: Station Karlsplatz Metro: U1, U3, U4Website: www.karlskirche.at
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The Charles' Church (Karlskirche) commemorates the plague epidemic of the year 1713. The Church was built in Baroque style between 1715 and 1737. Its huge cupola is 72 m tall and flanked by two 47 m tall columns.
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The Charles' Church is situated at the Karlsplatz; just south of St. Stephen's Cathedral. The nearest metro stop is Karlsplatz (U1, U2, U4). Leave a Comment
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The Karlskirche, which is dedicated to St Charles Borromeo, the Saint associated with the relief from the plague, was built as thanks for the end of the plague in Vienna in 1713. It was designed and built by Johann Bernard Fischer von Erlach and his son, Josef Emanuel and took 26 years to build. The columns, which are freestanding on either side of the Cathedral, have reliefwork depictions and for all its grandeur externally, the church is refreshingly plain inside. In winter the pond in front of the church is drained, in summer it is a rather fine duck pond. It can be seen across the Resselpark and looks equally impressive by night when it is usually lit up. Leave a Comment Phone: +43 1 5056294Directions: U1, U2, U4 Karlsplatz/Oper - 1,2, 62, 65, J and D trams
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 Karlskirche in Vienna. by chiara76
Both columns of church were inspired by Trajan's column in Rome.
There are nice main altar inside and nice fresques on the dome there. Leave a Comment
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 A small miracle by iandsmith
It clearly shows the altar that features the Holy Trinity above St. Charles Borromeo, a bright feature in the otherwise subdued light of a church interior. Leave a Comment
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 Splendour on the walls by iandsmithLeave a Comment
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 Refreshed fresco by iandsmith
Charles VI thus dedicated this church to the town being rid of the plague, an act Charles Borromeo was given much credit for.
Allegorical paintings such as Faith, Hope and Charity are thus well in tune with the sentiments behind this building. Leave a Comment Directions: Karlsplatz, where else?
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 postcard view by BruceDunning
It was built in 1713 by Charles VI edict to recognize the plague ending, and named after Charles Borromeo, healer of the plague.
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