Church of Saint Michael, Vienna

Saint Michael's Church
Religion
Affiliation	Catholic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Active
Leadership	P. Peter van Meijl, SDS
Year consecrated	1217
Location
Location	Vienna, Austria
State	Vienna
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Geographic coordinates	48°12′29″N 16°22′01″E / 48.208056°N 16.366944°E / 48.208056; 16.366944
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque
Completed	1792
Specifications
Direction of façade	WNW
Length	65 m (213.3 ft)
Width	35 m (114.8 ft)
Width (nave)	15 m (49.2 ft)
Website
www.michaelerkirche.at

Saint Michael's Church (German: Michaelerkirche) is one of the oldest churches in Vienna, Austria, and also one of its few remaining Romanesque buildings. Dedicated to the Archangel Michael, St. Michael's Church is located at Michaelerplatz across from St. Michael's Gate at the Hofburg Palace. St. Michael's used to be the parish church of the Imperial Court, when it was called Zum heiligen Michael.

Over its long history, spanning more than eight centuries, the church has incorporated a medley of architectonic styles. The church is a late Romanesque, early Gothic building dating from about 1220–1240. There is a document giving 1221 as the foundation date of the church, but this is most probably a 14th-century forgery. Over time, there have been many alterations, resulting in its present-day aspect, unchanged since 1792.^[1]