DSCN9185 _ Minoriten-Kirche, Wien, 2 October - 500
Magnificent Churches in Vienna
Austrian Capital city Vienna (Wien) is not only the center of museum and music life, it also has many wonderful churches and cathedrals, large and small, most of them are of baroque styles, and some are fantastic Gothic, like Votivkirche and Stephansdom. In October 2012, I returned to Vienna and during my week-long stay, I visited many of these wonders - they were not only architecture gems, they were also historical archives of a storied dynasty - Habsburg, whose family members' sarcophagi were in Kapuzinerkirche und Kaisergruft, including the ill-fated Kaiserin Sissi and the last reining empress Zita, and in Augustinerkirche, hearts of many. Furthermore, these temples of worship were also homes to many magnificent frescoes, sculptures, and moving musical performances, befitting to the cosmopolitan status of Vienna.
DSCN9185 _ Minoriten-Kirche, Wien, 2 October - 500
Magnificent Churches in Vienna
Austrian Capital city Vienna (Wien) is not only the center of museum and music life, it also has many wonderful churches and cathedrals, large and small, most of them are of baroque styles, and some are fantastic Gothic, like Votivkirche and Stephansdom. In October 2012, I returned to Vienna and during my week-long stay, I visited many of these wonders - they were not only architecture gems, they were also historical archives of a storied dynasty - Habsburg, whose family members' sarcophagi were in Kapuzinerkirche und Kaisergruft, including the ill-fated Kaiserin Sissi and the last reining empress Zita, and in Augustinerkirche, hearts of many. Furthermore, these temples of worship were also homes to many magnificent frescoes, sculptures, and moving musical performances, befitting to the cosmopolitan status of Vienna.