Karlskirche

religious_site · Vienna · Austria

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Baroque church on Karlsplatz with a huge green dome and two ornate columns.

It was built in the early 18th century in thanks for the end of a plague.

Entry is ticketed; a panoramic lift sometimes takes visitors up into the dome, so check what is open.

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