more fragmented, the church is Fischer's greatest work. It is also an expression of the Austrian joie de vivre stemming from the victorious end of the Turkish Wars. Pulpit The pulpit of the church was probably designed by Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach, and his plans might have been executed by a French furniture maker, Claude Le Fort du Plessy in 1735 although there are no surviving documents attesting their authorship or the manufacturing of the church furniture. It is a wooden structure with rich floral, vegetal, rosette and rocaille ornaments, the finer carvings made of hard walnut, in a gold and brown colour scheme. The abat-voix forms a theatrical canopy with two putti holding a cross and a chalice with host; there is a flaming urn on the top. Around 1860 the abat-voix was enlarged. A wide rim was added distorting the original proportions, obscuring the elegant, swirling lines and creating a top-heavy effect. In 2006-2007 this rim was removed after a long debate and the pulpit was restored. The missing carvings of the canopy decorations were reconstructed and the original appearance of the structure was re-established. Gallery See also St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery Church History of early modern period domes List of tallest domes References Citations Bibliography External links St Charles at Sacred Destinations Great Buildings 1737 establishments in Austria 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Austria Baroque church buildings in Austria Buildings and structures in Innere Stadt Church buildings with domes Roman Catholic churches completed in 1737 Roman Catholic church buildings in the Vicariate of Vienna City