St. Lawrence Parish Church
Laurentiusplatz 2, Vienna, Austria
Description:
The parish church of St. Lawrence, which is located in Vienna, attracts attention with its majesty. The church was erected next to the tomb of St. Lawrence in the VI century, and a small oratorio was built over the tomb itself. Then it was modified several times, the final form it acquired in the XIX century, and, despite the fact that during the Second World War, it was partially destroyed, the church was restored and it is still active today.
Famous it made a destroyed basilica, built under Emperor Constantine, which was discovered during excavations in the 50s of the last century. Inside, the church is rich in original stained glass windows and frescoes of past centuries, and the church organ, as well as the bishop’s chair of the XIII century, which is decorated with mosaics, will not be ignored.