St Charles Church, Vienna · Travel Poster

Not just a view, the heritage behind it. Ella writes about the place, its hidden history, and the details that never make it into the guidebooks, all printed on the poster.

Emperor Charles VI made this vow in 1713, while plague tore through Vienna and half the city fled: if it ended, he would build a church. It did, and he kept his word, dedicating it to Charles Borromeo, the patron saint of plague sufferers, and staying in the city himself when he could easily have run. The dome fresco above the altar still shows Borromeo pleading for mercy on the city's behalf. There's a glass lift inside now, installed for restoration work and never taken back out, that carries visitors thirty two metres up to stand eye level with the whole thing.

An original illustration, available in colour or black and white, created for the Ella's Adventures travel poster series.

Part of a series of Vienna travel art, with matching postcards.

No frame included.

Please note that, to protect the original artwork from copyright infringement, the images shown on this website are low resolution. The poster you receive is printed in high resolution, with all the detail and clarity of the original.