Dominikanerkirche
In Dominikanerkirche—the Dominican Church of St. Maria Rotunda—Vienna’s Baroque Catholic identity was shaped in the early 1600s, before the building was later demolished and no longer physically stands. The present Baroque church work began in 1631, with the first stone laid by Emperor Ferdinand II on 29 May 1631, following the plan of Jacopo Tencala. Structural work was finished in 1634, and the church was consecrated on 1 October 1634—its completion tied to the Counter-Reformation’s push for a renewed, fully functional church space. In 1674 the finishing touch was added, and in 1927 it was elevated to basilica minor under the name “Rosary Basilica ad S. Mariam Rotundam.” The church’s legacy remains woven into the UNESCO-recognised Historic Centre of Vienna, inscribed in 2001 under criteria (ii), (iv), and (vi). …
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