Markuskirche, Baroque church in Altstadt, Austria.
The Markuskirche is a baroque church in Salzburg's Altstadt, standing close to the Klausentor gate along the Franz-Josef-Kai. It has a central hall layout with a bright interior, and its two towers sit behind the main facade rather than flanking it.
The first church on this site was completely destroyed in 1669 by a rockslide from the Mönchsberg. Prince Archbishop Johann Ernst Thun ordered it rebuilt in the baroque style that stands today.
The church serves the Ukrainian Greek Catholic community in Salzburg and is used for their liturgy in the Eastern rite. Inside, the space feels different from a typical Western church because of the iconostasis that now divides the nave from the sanctuary.
The church sits on Franz-Josef-Kai in a central part of Salzburg and is easy to reach on foot from the Altstadt. Visiting outside of service times gives you more space to look around inside.
The iconostasis inside was made by artist Bohdan Turetsky and installed after 1999, turning a formerly Western baroque space into a setting for Byzantine religious imagery. This makes the church one of the few places in Salzburg where visitors can see Eastern and Western church art side by side.
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