JESUITENKIRCHE (JESUIT CHURCH)
A church whose magnificence is the work of Jesuit architect, painter and sculptor Andrea Pozzo.
The Jesuit Church, also known as the University Church, was built between 1623 and 1627, when the Society of Jesus merged its college with the faculties of philosophy and theology at the University of Vienna. Its magnificence is the work of Jesuit architect, painter and sculptor Andrea Pozzo (1642-1709), whose tomb can be seen in the crypt. Its austere facade contrasts with the Baroque interior, with its gilded cherubs, exuberant frescoes, volutes and domes...
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