St. Peter's Catholic Church (Peterskirche), which stands in the heart of the Inner Stadt close to St. Stephen's Cathedral, is one of most outstanding examples of baroque architecture in Vienna.

Baroque architecture is closely entwined with the Counter-Reformation, an effort by the Catholic Church to respond to the rising challenge of Protestantism across Europe. Church leaders used ...

Missionary priests came to spread the Catholic faith. Many churches were built throughout the country. Four of them were inscribed as World Heritage in 1993. The churches have survived several ...

The reign of King Sigismund III Vasa – a devout Catholic – was particularly marked by the construction of several examples of Baroque architecture. Sigismund himself designed facades and other ...

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland — A Unesco (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage site, ...