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Karlskirche
Sign in to savethumb|Interior of the church thumb|Interior of the frescoed dome The Karlskirche (English: Charles Church) is a Baroque church in the Karlsplatz in Vienna, Austria. The church is dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo, a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation. The church is located on the border of Wieden and the Innere Stadt, the city centre.
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- Religious building.building_name
- Karlskirche
- Religious building.image
- Karlskirche Abendsonne 1.jpg
- Religious building.image_size
- 500px
- Religious building.map_type
- Austria Vienna#Austria
- Religious building.location
- Vienna, Austria
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- Religious building.rite
- Roman Rite
- Religious building.consecration_year
- 1737
- Religious building.functional_status
- Active
- Religious building.leadership
- P. DDr. Marek Pucalik O.Cr.
- Religious building.architecture
- yes
- Religious building.architect
- Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach
- Religious building.architecture_type
- Church
- Religious building.architecture_style
- Baroque, Rococo
- Religious building.founded_by
- Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
- Religious building.facade_direction
- NNW
- Religious building.groundbreaking
- 1716
- Religious building.year_completed
- 1737
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thumb|Interior of the church thumb|Interior of the frescoed dome The Karlskirche (English: Charles Church) is a Baroque church in the Karlsplatz in Vienna, Austria. The church is dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo, a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation. The church is located on the border of Wieden and the Innere Stadt, the city centre.
== History == In 1713, one year after the last major plague epidemic in Vienna, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, pledged to build a church dedicated to his namesake patron saint, Charles Borromeo, who was revered as a healer for plague sufferers. An architectural competition was announced, in which Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach won over competitors including Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena and Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt. Construction began in 1716 under the supervision of Anton Erhard Martinelli. After J.B. Fischer's death in 1723, his son, Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach, completed the construction in 1737 with modifications to the original plans. The church originally possessed a direct line of sight to the Hofburg and was also, until 1918, the imperial patron parish church.
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