In a part of Vienna that is not usually visited by tourists, is a little plaza containing the Piaristenkirche (Piarist Church), also known as the Church of Maria Treu. While the Order of Piarist monks commissioned the groundbreaking in 1698, financial problems prevented the completion of the church until 1753. By 1949, the Church of Maria Treu was raised in rank to that of a minor basilica.
The Piarist Church of Maria Treu.
While not the tallest in Vienna, the distinctive twin towers can still be seen from most of Vienna.
The baroque main altar.
There are eight side altar/chapels all designed by Franz Anton Maulbertsch (1752-1753).
Legend has it that Anton Bruchner and Franz Liszt played this organ. Commissioned by the Piarist monks, Haydn's "Missa in Tempore Belli" (Mass in Time of War), also known as the Kettledrum Mass, was first performed here.
One of the ceiling frescos found in the church.
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