Baroque Churches of Europe
Church↕ | City↕ | Country↕ | Architect↕ | Completed↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Peter's Basilica | Vatican City | Vatican City | Bramante, Michelangelo, Bernini | 1,626 | Largest church in the world, Michelangelo's dome, Bernini's baldachin and piazza |
| Karlskirche | Vienna | Austria | Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach | 1,737 | Twin columns inspired by Trajan's Column, elliptical dome, votive for plague relief |
| Sant'Andrea al Quirinale | Rome | Italy | Gian Lorenzo Bernini | 1,670 | Bernini's favorite building, oval plan, dramatic gilded stucco and colored marble |
| San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane | Rome | Italy | Francesco Borromini | 1,646 | Borromini's undulating facade, oval dome, geometric complexity in tiny footprint |
| Wieskirche | Steingaden | Germany | Dominikus Zimmermann | 1,754 | Rococo pilgrimage church, UNESCO site, Scourged Savior statue, ceiling frescoes |
| Frauenkirche Dresden | Dresden | Germany | George Bahr | 1,743 | Stone dome reconstruction after WWII firebombing, symbol of reconciliation |
| Santa Maria della Salute | Venice | Italy | Baldassare Longhena | 1,687 | Octagonal plan on Grand Canal, votive for plague deliverance, Titian paintings |
| Church of the Gesu | Rome | Italy | Giacomo della Porta, Vignola | 1,584 | Mother church of the Jesuits, prototype for baroque churches worldwide, Triumph of the Name of Jesus ceiling |
| Melk Abbey Church | Melk | Austria | Jakob Prandtauer | 1,736 | Benedictine abbey overlooking the Danube, yellow and gold facade, library |
| Vierzehnheiligen | Bad Staffelstein | Germany | Balthasar Neumann | 1,772 | Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, curvilinear rococo interior, pilgrimage site |
| Santiago de Compostela Cathedral | Santiago de Compostela | Spain | Fernando de Casas Novoa (baroque facade) | 1,750 | Obradoiro facade, end of Camino pilgrimage, Botafumeiro swinging censer |
| St. Nicholas Church Mala Strana | Prague | Czech Republic | Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer | 1,755 | Finest baroque church in Prague, Mozart played organ here, 70m dome |
| Les Invalides Dome Church | Paris | France | Jules Hardouin-Mansart | 1,708 | Napoleon's tomb, gilded dome by Louis XIV, military hospital complex |
| Santa Maria in Campitelli | Rome | Italy | Carlo Rainaldi | 1,667 | Dramatic travertine facade with giant order columns, Marian icon altarpiece |
| St. Paul's Cathedral | London | United Kingdom | Christopher Wren | 1,711 | English baroque dome, Whispering Gallery, rebuilt after Great Fire of 1666 |
| Ottobeuren Abbey | Ottobeuren | Germany | Johann Michael Fischer | 1,766 | One of the largest baroque basilicas in Germany, organ by Karl Joseph Riepp |
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