Peterskirche, Vienna

Peterskirche
Peterskirche main facade, seen from the Graben street
Religion
AffiliationCatholic Church
ProvinceArchdiocese of Wien
LeadershipP. Christian Spalek S.C.O.D.
Year consecrated1733
Location
LocationVienna, Austria
Shown within Vienna
Peterskirche, Vienna (Austria)
Coordinates48°12′33″N 16°22′10″E / 48.2093°N 16.3695°E / 48.2093; 16.3695
Architecture
ArchitectsGabriele Montani (initial plan)
Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (modifications)
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer (facade)
TypeChurch
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking1701
Completed1733
Specifications
Direction of façadeSW
Capacity400
Length50 metres (160 ft)
Width20 metres (66 ft)
Height (max)56.8 metres (186 ft)
Dome1
Dome height (outer)54 metres (177 ft)
Dome dia. (outer)30 metres (98 ft)
Website
www.peterskirche.at

The Peterskirche (English: St. Peter's Church) is a Baroque Roman Catholic parish church in Vienna, Austria. It was transferred in 1970 by the Archbishop of Vienna Franz Cardinal König to the priests of the Opus Dei.