- Church of Mariahilf
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Church of Mariahilf 
Façade and main entrance towards Mariahilfer Straße
Basic information Location Vienna, Austria Geographic coordinates 48°11′55.8″N 16°21′11.6″E / 48.198833°N 16.353222°ECoordinates: 48°11′55.8″N 16°21′11.6″E / 48.198833°N 16.353222°E Affiliation Roman Catholic Year consecrated 1730 Leadership P. Kazimierz Tomaszewski CSMA[1] Website [www.pfarremariahilf.at Official Website] Architectural description Architect(s) Franz Jänggl, Sebastiano Carlone Architectural type Church Architectural style Baroque Direction of façade NWbN Groundbreaking 1711 Completed 1715 Specifications Length 55 meters (180 ft) Width 25 meters (82 ft) Width (nave) 14 meters (46 ft) The Baroque Church of Mariahilf is a parish church and the church of the Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel (Congregatio Sancti Michaëlis Archangeli) in Vienna. It is located in Vienna's 6th district (Mariahilf).
The parish church of Mariahilf was built by Sebastiano Carlone in 1686–1689, but redesigned by Franz Jänggl (1711–1715)[2].
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Interior
The church has six chapels and is decorated with frescoes in trompe l'oeil made by Johann Hauzinger and Franz Xaver Strattmann in 1759–1760, pupils of Paul Troger. The altar was made by J. G. Dorfmeister.
The organ was built in 1763 by the Austrian organ builder Johann Hencke (3 Dec 1697 Geseke- 24 Sept 1766 Vienna).
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Interiour view
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Organ built by Hencke (1763)
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Icon of Virgin Mary Mariahilf
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Plan of the Church of Mariahilf
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Central nef
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