Karlskirche (Church of St Charles Borromaeus) "(The) Karlskirche begun in 1715 in Vienna is dedicated to Carlo Borromeo Italian

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Karlskirche (Church of St. Charles Borromaeus). "(The) Karlskirche, begun in 1715, in Vienna, is dedicated to Carlo Borromeo, the Italian cardinal and saint of the Counter Reformation. The architecture alludes to Hagia Sophia in Istanbul as well as to classical triumphal columns (those of Trajan and Marcus Aurelius in Rome) on each side of the entrance. Architect: Johann Fischer von Erlach. Construction dates: 1715 to 1737. Style is Baroque Rococo

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