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Karlskirche, Vienna: detail
1/8 · DetailPhoto: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Karlskirche, Vienna: exterior
2/8 · ExteriorPhoto: Nick Savchenko from Kiev, Ukraine · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Karlskirche, Vienna: exterior. View across the Karlsplatz to the Karlskirche in Vienna, Austria
3/8 · Exterior · View across the Karlsplatz to the Karlskirche in Vienna, AustriaPhoto: Flocci Nivis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Karlskirche, Vienna: exterior. The baroque Karlskirche in Vienna, Austria
4/8 · Exterior · The baroque Karlskirche in Vienna, AustriaPhoto: Felix König · CC BY 3.0 · source
Karlskirche, Vienna: interior
5/8 · InteriorPhoto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Karlskirche, Vienna: plan. Floor plan of the church of St
6/8 · Plan · Floor plan of the church of StPhoto: Anton Behsel, 1823 · Public domain · source
Karlskirche, Vienna: elevation. Karlskirche Wien Frontansicht
7/8 · Elevation · Karlskirche Wien FrontansichtPhoto: Bgabel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Karlskirche, Vienna: model. 3D model of the St Charles Borromeo church in Vienna, built in the Baroque style and completed…
8/8 · Model · 3D model of the St Charles Borromeo church in Vienna, built in the Baroque style and completed 1737Photo: Fischer von Erach (father & son) / myself · CC BY 3.0 · source
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Karlskirche

Johann Bernhard Fischer von ErlachbyJohann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (completed by Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach)Vienna, Austria ↗

1737

Key featuresBaroque church with a dome over a high drum, a Greek-temple portico and two flanking columns inspired by Trajan's.

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Architect
Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (completed by Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach)
Place
Vienna, Austria
Year
1737
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Region
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