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Collegial and Parish Church of St Peter Description

(Local Name: Wien - Peterskirche) The Collegial and Parish Church of St Peter in Vienna is modeled on St Peter's, Rome.

According to tradition, the site was originally occupied by a late Roman church, and then by one founded by Charlemagne in 792. The first documentary evidence for a church here, however, dates from 1137. That building was restored several times, to be replaced early in the 18th C. by the present edifice which was commenced by Gabriel Montani and probably completed by Lucas von Hildebrandt.

The church, oval in plan, is roofed with a massive dome, with a fresco by J. M. Rottmayr. There are many artistic treasures to be seen.

Hobbies & Activities category: Significant work of art; Christian sites

Collegial and Parish Church of St Peter Highlights

Peterskirche (St Michael Chapel)

The right hand side of the Peterskirche church in Vienna contains the Johann von Nepomuk Altar, with a "Madonna in Glory" ascribed to Matthias Steinl. The St Michael Chapel is adorned with a "Fall

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Peterskirche Barbara Chapel

Going round the Peterkirche church in Vienna in a clockwise direction, visitors pass through Andreas Altomonte's magnificent portal and come to the St Barbara Chapel, in which Franz Karl Remp's

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Peterskirche Choir

The Peterskirche choir lies just beyond the richly carved Baroque pulpit of the Viennese church. Beneath Antonio Bibiena's false dome stands the High Altar, the work of Santino Bussi, with a

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Address

Collegial and Parish Church of St Peter
1, Petersplatz 6
Wien
Austria

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