The house · Karlsplatz 10, 1040 Wien
Fischer von Erlach’s domed church on Karlsplatz, vowed by Charles VI after the plague of 1713 and finished in 1737 — one of the great Baroque churches of Europe, and since 2008 the concert home of Orchester 1756.
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The building
Fischer von Erlach’s domed church on Karlsplatz, vowed by Charles VI after the plague of 1713 and finished in 1737 — one of the great Baroque churches of Europe, and since 2008 the concert home of Orchester 1756.
Karlsplatz (U1, U2, U4) is two minutes on foot and trams 1, 2, 71 and D stop at Oper/Karlsplatz; the Karlsplatz Garage on Mattiellistraße is about two minutes away.
Our own counter is at Herrengasse 5, 1010 Wien, 10:00–18:00, if you would rather collect a ticket from a person than from an inbox.
Reading the house
The categories are the house’s own words. Pick one to see where it sits; the page never says how many are free.
The roomThe naveThe house assigns your seat inside the category you choose. A plan of the room, not a picture of what is free — seats are assigned inside your category.
A plan of the room, not a picture of what is free — seats are assigned inside your category.
The most useful section on this page
This house sells its own seats, and where it can, buying direct is the cheapest route. Their own box office is the place to do it.
The orchestra sells its own seats directly; its box office at the church door opens on concert days.
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Everything. The price shown is the price charged: our booking fee is €0.00 and we print it on your order at €0.00 rather than leaving it out.
At checkout. Your QR code, wallet pass and PDF exist the moment your card is charged.
The church publishes no seat plan. You book a category — the front, the middle or the back of the nave — and the church seats you inside it.
Sixty-five to seventy-five minutes, with no interval. Doors are about thirty minutes before the start.
As you like, but warmly in the colder months: the Karlskirche is a Baroque church and cannot be heated. There is no dress code.
Yes, free, until 48 hours before, for the same category, up to twice. If the new date costs more you pay the difference; if it costs less, your original price stands.
Fourteen days from purchase, and never inside 48 hours of the concert — whichever comes first. The exact date is printed on your order line.
We always book your party on one order and ask the church to seat you together inside your category. If they seat you apart, tell us and we will put it right.
You are refunded in full and immediately, whatever the date, and told that we could not supply it. There is no voucher and no substitute you did not choose.
