Project Description
KARLSKIRCHE
Description
Essentials about the Karlskirche in brief
Churchgoers and those interested in architecture are advised to visit the Karlskirche (St. Charles Church) on the Karlsplatz square of the same name in the south of Vienna’s city center. Built in the first half of the 18th century, the church is the most beautiful and interesting Baroque cathedral north of the Alps.
The architecture of the Karlskirche
The church was designed by the famous architect Fischer von Erlach as a central link between Rome and Byzantium. Thus, the appearance of the Karlskirche borrows from the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and imitates Trajan’s Column in Rome. The Karlskirche is best known for its famous domed frescoes by Michael Rottmeyer, which can be viewed up close via a 32-meter-high panoramic elevator.
Phone
+43 1 505 62 94
Opening hours
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am – 7 pm | 7:30 am – 7 pm | 7:30 am – 7 pm | 7:30 am – 7 pm | 7:30 am – 7 pm | 8:30 am – 7 pm | 9 am – 7 pm |
Admission fees
The ticket also entitles the holder to enter the Museo Borromeo and the Museo Novo, where special exhibitions are held (both inside the church).
Adults: €8.00
Concessions: €4.00
Children (Ages 10 and under): free
Groups (from 6 persons): €6.00
Address
Getting there
By public transport:
U1, U2 and U4: Stop Karlsplatz
Tram lines 1, 62 and WLB: Stop Karlsplatz
Bus line 4A: Stop Karlsplatz
By car:
The nearest parking garage is Karlsplatz-Garage.
Photos: Thomas Ledl, Karlskirche Abendsonne 1, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Bwag, Wien – Karlskirche, Chorraum und Oratorium, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Martin Falbisoner, Karlskirche Vienna, September 2016, CC BY-SA 4.0
Texts: Individual pieces of content and information from Wikipedia DE and Wikipedia EN under the Creative-Commons-Lizenz Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
English version: Machine translation by DeepL
