Karlskirche (Church of St. Charles Borromaeus)

J. B. Fischer von Erlach
1716-37



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.
 

The entrance, dome, and side of front facade




See also Henry Moore's Hill Arches on the Karlskirche Plaza.

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