Church of Mariahilf
| Church of Mariahilf | |
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Façade and main entrance towards Mariahilfer Straße |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Vienna, Austria |
| Geographic coordinates | 48°11′55.8″N 16°21′11.6″E / 48.198833°N 16.353222°ECoordinates: 48°11′55.8″N 16°21′11.6″E / 48.198833°N 16.353222°E |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Year consecrated | 1730 |
| Leadership | P. Kazimierz Tomaszewski CSMA[1] |
| Website | [www.pfarremariahilf.at Official Website] |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Franz Jänggl, Sebastiano Carlone |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Direction of façade | NWbN |
| Groundbreaking | 1711 |
| Completed | 1715 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 55 meters (180 ft) |
| Width | 25 meters (82 ft) |
| Width (nave) | 14 meters (46 ft) |
The Baroque Church of Mariahilf is a parish church and the church of the Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel (Congregatio Sancti Michaëlis Archangeli) in Vienna. It is located in Vienna's 6th district (Mariahilf).
The parish church of Mariahilf was built by Sebastiano Carlone in 1686–1689, but redesigned by Franz Jänggl (1711–1715)[2].
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[edit] Interior
The church has six chapels and is decorated with frescoes in trompe l'oeil made by Johann Hauzinger and Franz Xaver Strattmann in 1759–1760, pupils of Paul Troger. The altar was made by J. G. Dorfmeister.
The organ was built in 1763 by the Austrian organ builder Johann Hencke (3 Dec 1697 Geseke- 24 Sept 1766 Vienna).
[edit] Gallery
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Interiour view
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Organ built by Hencke (1763)
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Icon of Virgin Mary Mariahilf
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Plan of the Church of Mariahilf
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Central nef
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[edit] External links
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