Magnificent Churches in Vienna

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Magnificent Churches in Vienna

Austrian Capital city Vienna (Wien) is not only the center of museum and music life, it also has many wonderful churches and cathedrals, large and small, most of them are of baroque styles, and some are fantastic Gothic, like Votivkirche and Stephansdom. In October 2012, I returned to Vienna and during my week-long stay, I visited many of these wonders - they were not only architecture gems, they were also historical archives of a storied dynasty - Habsburg, whose family members' sarcophagi were in Kapuzinerkirche und Kaisergruft, including the ill-fated Kaiserin Sissi and the last reining empress Zita, and in Augustinerkirche, hearts of many. Furthermore, these temples of worship were also homes to many magnificent frescoes, sculptures, and moving musical performances, befitting to the cosmopolitan status of Vienna.

DSCN1721 - Michaelerkirche, Wien, 7 Ocotber

DSCN9100 _ Pfarramt St Michael, Wien, 2 October - 500

Pfarramt St Michael (Michaelerkirche), Wien

Schottenkirche, Wien

Minoriten-Kirche, Wien

DSCN9231 _ Votivkirche, Wien, 2 October- 500

Antwerp Passion Altar, Museum of Votivkirche, Wien

Votivkirche, Wien

Stephansdom, Wien

Evangelische Kirche, Wien

Maria Treu Kirche, Wien

Karlskirche, Wien

Franziskanerkirche, Wien

St. Josefskirche, Kahlenberg, Wien

Malteserkirche, Wien

Maria em Gestade, Wien

DSCN1752 _ Archduchess Maria Christina Tome by Antonio Canova, Augustinerkirche

Archduchess Maria Christina Tome by Antonio Canova, Augustinerkirche, Wien

Archduchess Maria Christina Tome by Antonio Canova, Augustinerkirche, Wien