Vienna, Austria
Votivkirche, Vienna
The Votivkirche is a neo-Gothic style church located on the Ringstraße in Vienna, Austria. Following the attempted assassination of Emperor Franz Joseph in 1853, the Emperor's brother Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian inaugurated a campaign to create a church to thank God for saving the Emperor's life. Funds for construction were solicited from throughout the Empire.
- City
- Vienna
- Country
- Austria
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Vienna
- Schönbrunn Palace
- St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
- Belvedere, Vienna
- Imperial Crypt
- St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
- Vienna State Opera
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