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Karlskirche Description
The church dedicated to St Charles Borromeo, the Karlskirche, was designed by J. B. Fischer von Erlach and his son. It is Vienna's most important religious building in the Baroque style. Emperor Charles VI vowed he would build it when the plague was raging in 1713, and in 1737 the church was dedicated to St Charles Borromeo, one of the saints evoked during plagues. In 1738 it was handed over to the Knights of Malta, and in 1783 it was declared an Imperial prebend. The vast Baroque building is some 80m/262ft long and 60m/200ft wide. The dome rises to a height of 72m/235ft. It cost 304,000 guilders to build. All countries owing allegiance to the Crown had to contribute to the cost as a fine for the deliberate destruction of the chapel of
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Hobbies & Activities category: Significant work of art;  Architecture - Roman, Greek, classical;  Christian sites;  Architecture - Baroque or Rococo;  Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Address
Karlskirche
1 Karlsplatz
A-1040 Vienna
Austria
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open7:307:307:307:307:308:009:00
Closed19:0019:0019:0019:0019:0019:0019:00
Tips
From June to September, every Sundays 7:30 p.m., there will be live music performance.
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Transit
U-Bahn: Karlsplatz (U1, U2, U4); Bus: 59A, 4A; Tram: 1, 2, D, J.
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