Dreifaltigkeitskirche

church, Salzburg, Austria

Also known as: Church of the Holy Trinity

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The Dreifaltigkeitskirche (Church of the Holy Trinity) is a Baroque church located in Salzburg, Austria. It was designed by the Austrian architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach and constructed between 1694 and 1702. The church is noted for its elegant concave facade, which contrasts with and enhances the sober front of the adjoining seminary buildings. Fischer von Erlach's architectural style synthesized classical, Renaissance, and southern Baroque elements, significantly influencing the taste of the Habsburg empire.1

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Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
Early career in Italy and Austria.
…elegant concave facade of the Dreifaltigkeitskirche (Church of the Holy Trinity), for example, contrasts to and heightens the effect of the sober front of the adjoining seminary buildings. The almost geometric forms of the Kollegienkirche (University Church) surmounted by the undulating forms of its towers crown the university complex, providing…
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…elegant concave facade of the Dreifaltigkeitskirche (Church of the Holy Trinity), for example, contrasts to and heightens the effect of the sober front of the adjoining seminary buildings. The almost geometric forms of the Kollegienkirche (University Church) surmounted by the undulating forms of its towers crown the university complex, providing…
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