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Karlskirche

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Probably the most pompous church in the whole of Austria. The brilliant white Baroque church with it's two thin towers and green roof is certainly worth a visit. The interior is pleasantly light and covered in colourful fresco's. The church is dedicated to saint Carlo Borromeo and was built by Emperor Karl VI in the early 18th century.

The Karlskirche is the crowning achievement of Austria's foremost Baroque architect, Fischer von Erlach. Built by order of Emperor Karl IV in thanks for deliverance from the plague of 1713, it is an aclectic jumble, with an oval dome perched atop a Classical colonnade, flanked by replicas of Trajan's column in Rome.

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address:	Karlsplatz