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Peterskirche - Saint Peter´s Church |
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Webtipps The Vienna sightseeings: Saint Peter's Church
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Peterskirche - Saint Peter´s ChurchThis is the second-oldest church in Vienna. It is believed that a place of worship stood here in the second half of the 4th century. Charlemagne is said to have founded a church on this site during the late 8th or early 9th century. |
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| The present St. Peter's is the most lavishly decorated baroque church in Vienna. Hildebrandt, the architect of the Belvedere Palace, is finished the building in 1732. |  |
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| The fresco in the dome is a masterpiece of J. M. Rottmayr depicting the coronation of the Virgin. The church contains many frescoes and much gilded carved wood, plus altarpieces done by well-known artists of the period. | ||