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VIENNA A T A GLANCE  53

Ruprechtskirche
Vienna’s oldest church has a Romanesque nave and
Maria am Gestade bell tower, a Gothic aisle and choir, and stained-glass
Dating from the 14th century, this windows dating back to the turn of the 14th century.
church was restored in the 19th
century. This 15th-century Gothic
panel shows The Annunciation.
Stephansdom
The richly carved Wiener Neustädter
D A N U B E C A N A L
Altar from 1447 was a gift from
Friedrich III (see p21).
Stephansdom
Quarter

Jesuitenkirche
A series of twisted columns
rises up to support the vault
of the Jesuitenkirche (1623–
31), which also features a
trompe l’oeil dome.

Belvedere
Quarter

Karlskirche
J B Fischer von Erlach’s
eclectic Baroque Franziskanerkirche
masterpiece (1714 –39) The dramatic high altar (1707)
boasts a dome, minarets by Andrea Pozzo features a
and two Chinese-inspired Bohemian statue of the Virgin
lateral pavilions. Mary as its centrepiece.

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