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

DSCN9178 _ Schottenkirche, Wien, 2 October - 500
Schottenkirche, Wien

DSCN9185 _ Minoriten-Kirche, Wien, 2 October - 500
Minoriten-Kirche, Wien

DSCN9186 _ Minoriten-Kirche, Wien, 2 October - 500
Minoriten-Kirche, Wien

DSCN9231 _ Votivkirche, Wien, 2 October- 500 DSCN9317 _ Antwerp Passion Altar, Museum of Votivkirche, Wien, 2 October- 500
Antwerp Passion Altar, Museum of Votivkirche, Wien

DSCN9334 _ Viewing Altar from Museum of Votivkirche, Wien, 2 October- 500
Votivkirche, Wien

DSCN9309 _ Votivkirche, Wien, 2 October- 500
Votivkirche, Wien

DSCN0300 _ Stephansdom, Wien, 4 
October DSCN0322 _ Stephansdom, Wien, 4 
October
Stephansdom, Wien

DSCN0295 _ Evangelische Kirche, Wien, 4 October
Evangelische Kirche, Wien

DSCN0254 _ Platz in front of Maria Treu Kirche, Wien, 4 October
Maria Treu Kirche, Wien

DSCN0664 _ Karlskirche, Wien, 5 October DSCN0668 _ Karlskirche, Wien, 5 October
Karlskirche, Wien

DSCN1201 _ Franziskanerkirche, Wien, 5 October
Franziskanerkirche, Wien

DSCN1479 _ St. Josefskirche, Kahlenberg, 
Wien, 6 October
St. Josefskirche, Kahlenberg, Wien

DSCN1716 _ Malteserkirche, Wien, 7 October
Malteserkirche, Wien

DSCN1844 _ Maria em Gestade, Wien, 7 October DSCN1854 _ Maria em Gestade, Wien, 7 October
Maria em Gestade, Wien

DSCN1851 _ Maria em Gestade, Wien, 7 October
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

DSCN1717 _ Kapuzinerkirche und Kaisergruft, Wien, 7 October
Kapuzinerkirche und Kaisergruft, Wien

DSCN1803 _ Griechisch-Orientalische Kirchengemeinde, Wien, 7 October DSCN1809 _ Griechisch-Orientalische Kirchengemeinde, Wien, 7 October
Griechisch-Orientalische Kirchengemeinde, Wien

DSCN1830 _ Ruprechtkirche, Wien, 7 October
Ruprechtkirche, Wien

DSCN1720 _ Lutherische Stadtkirche, Wien, 7 October
Lutherische Stadtkirche, Wien

DSCN1840 _ Salvatorkapelle, Wien, 7 October
Salvatorkapelle, Wien


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- Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele in Wien (Vienna)
- Theater Experiences in Wien (Vienna) 
- My Favorite "Sculptures" at the Imperial Crypt (Kapuzinergruft), Vienna
- Kaiser Maximilian I und die Kunst der Duerer-Zeit in Albertina Museum, Vienna

Label: Austria, Austria and Italy Trip 2012

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