In front of Karlskirche.
Just some of the frescos you can see.
On Sunday just after services had ended, Robert and I went to Karlskirche – St. Charles Church – in Vienna. As we walked in, scaffolding was everywhere and I was a bit disappointed that we would not see the church in all its glory. But as it so often happens, appearances are deceiving.
Some of the up-close views.
The murals on the ceiling of this Baroque church – which date from 1737 and were painted by Johann Michael Rottmayr – are being restored and thus an elevator and scaffolding are in place. But what turned out to be very col about this is that thanks to this structure, you can pay 6 euros to go up the elevator and then walk up many, many, many flights of stairs to the very top rafters of the church. At the top, there is a viewing platform 35 meters or 115 feet up. The up-close views of the restored frescoes from the scaffolding is phenomenal.
Ascending into the heavens?
By the way, the scaffolding is solid, but you do feel the movement of people on it, so it’s kinda scary too. And the platform provides such a great perch for seeing the frescoes that I couldn’t help but think how amazing it would be to have this kind of view of the Sistine Chapel. Seeing Michelangelo’s work like this would be out of this world.
Robert with camera in hand.
Running and jumping is fatal. Screaming is uncool!
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