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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Vienna

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The exterior features two-tone brickwork and gilded archways. The elaborately ornamented sanctuary shows a stylish allusion to Baroque church architecture typical of southern Germany and Austria. A number of frescoes for the facade and vestibule were commissioned from the Austrian painter and art
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funded the project, one of many collaborations with Hansen in Vienna and Athens. The cathedral was inaugurated on December 21, 1858.
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The address is Fleischmarkt 13, 1010 Wien. Among the parishioners here was the family of conductor
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Since 1963 the cathedral has been the seat of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Austria (the
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Greek Orthodox churches have existed near this site since 1787, as a result of the 1781
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Language and National Identity in Greece, 1766–1976, by Peter Mackridge, page 38
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re-design of the Mollner building by Danish-Austrian neo-classic architect
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National Geographic Traveler: Vienna, by Sarah Woods, page 80
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Greek Orthodox Church
first district of Vienna, Austria
historic Greek neighborhood
Innere Stadt
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

Patent of Toleration
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Byzantine Revival
Theophil Hansen
Simon Sinas
Carl Rahl
Ludwig Thiersch
Herbert von Karajan
website of the Vienna Metropolitan
48°12′39″N 16°22′39″E / 48.21084°N 16.377372°E / 48.21084; 16.377372
Categories
Buildings and structures in Innere Stadt
Churches in Vienna
Neo-Byzantine architecture
Theophil Hansen buildings
Greek Orthodox cathedrals in Europe
Church buildings with domes
Cathedrals in Austria

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