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Vienna - Karlskirche

City: Vienna is the capital of Austria. The city, located in the North-East of the country, lies on the river Danube. There are approximately 1.697.982 inhabitants. For many years Vienna was the Imperial capital and residence of the Habsburgers. Because of its place on the World Heritage list the historical city centre of Vienna has ensured its reputation as a cultural site. Many old beautiful buildings, castles (Palast Hofburg, Schloss Schönbrunn and Schloss Belvedere), museums, parks, statues, theatres, operas, music shows and much much more attract many tourist annually.

 

Building: Karlsplatz.

Vienna was hit by the bubonic plague in 1713. Emperor Charles VI made a promise to build a church when the plague disappeared. The church was built between 1715 and 1737, in the baroque style. It was dedicated to his namesake Karl (Charles) Borromeo.

 

Object: God's name is written inside a triangle.

 

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