The Heiligen-Geist-Kapelle in Bruck an der Mur (1497) has one of Austria’s few surviving triangular floor plans, reflecting Trinitarian symbolism in its architecture. Einodstrasse 12; Bruck is a major rail junction on the Vienna-Graz and Salzburg-Graz lines. Viewable from exterior; check access locally. Combine with Bruck’s Kornmesserhaus, one of Austria’s finest Gothic secular buildings, on the Hauptplatz.
church in Bruck an der Mur
Heiligen-Geist-Kapelle
The Heiligen-Geist-Kapelle in Bruck an der Mur dates from 1497 and is notable for its triangular floor plan, one of the few surviving examples of this unusual chapel form in Austria. The triangular plan reflects the Trinitarian symbolism common in late medieval religious architecture, where the equilateral triangle represented the Holy Trinity.
- Type
- church
- Destination
- Bruck an der Mur
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Founded
- 1497
- Era
- Renaissance
- Address
- Einodstrasse 12, 8600 Bruck an der Mur, 8600 Bruck an der Mur
- Coordinates
- 47.4054, 15.2835