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Karlskirche (St. Charles Church), Vienna, Austria

In 1713, the Black Plague swept Vienna, and Emperor Charles VI made a vow: if the plague abated, he would build a church dedicated to his namesake, St. Charles Borromeo. St. Charles was a 16th-century Italian bishop famous for ministering to Milanese plague victims. The emperor's prayer was answered, and construction on the church began in 1715.

 

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Processed with Photomatix 2.5.3. This picture was processed using 3 different exposures. In this case I did not use the AEB but shot in manual mode and changed my exposure time while keeping the f stop constant.

 

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Uploaded on November 18, 2007
Taken on September 27, 2007