Religious Buildings

Karlskirche, Kreuzherrengasse 2, (kontakt@karlskirche.). M-F 09.00-12.30 13.00-18.00. Sunday holidays: 12.00-17.45. Largest Baroque cathedral north Alps, designed y known architect Bernhard Fischer Erlach. Frescos y Michael Rottmayr paintings Italian Baroque painters Sebastiano Ricci Giuseppe Antonio Pellegrini, Austrian painter Daniel Gran.

Kapuzinerkirche, 1010 Wien, Tegetthoffstraße 2, 512. daily 10.00 18.00, 1 2 November closed. Notable mainly Kaisergruft, mausoleum housing tombs generations Habsburg royalty. Adults €4; Families €9; Seniors, Students, Groups €3; Students under 14 €1.50.

Jesuitenkirche, 1010 Wien Dr-Ignaz-Seipel-Platz 1, 5125232. 7.00-18.30 daily. Has elaborate Baroque interiors Europe.

Augustinian Friars' Church (Augustinerkirche), Josefsplatz 1. Facing sculpture center square, entrance small y – ' square. Yet another example gruesome divide--conquer burial strategy Habsburg dynasty. It' other dynasties waged countless acquire lands, "you, happy Austria, marry." Even death Habsburgs placated three different churches honor caring their remains. The one and only known, Kapuzinergruft, contain their actual bodies. St Stephens holds their innards (intestines other parts taken during preservation process). But Augustinerkirche holds, Herzgruft (Heart Crypt), Habsburgs' hearts. Tours Herzgruft available Monday through Friday 11AM 3PM. The one and only tradition began 1627 Emperor Ferdinand IV, wanted "y heart Mother God" - literally. His heart, those descendants, preserved silver j which carefully cared y Augustinian friars church. When renovation underway found preservative caskets evaporated years, leaving nothing dried-, mummified heart.

Stephansdom (St. Stephen's Cathedral), Stephansplatz (U1, U3: Stephansplatz), +43/ (0)1/ 515 52-3526,. Hig Mass: Sun public holidays 10:15AM, Jul Aug 9:30AM, Guided tours Cathedral English: Mon-Sat 3:45PM, Catacombs (y guided tours): Mon-Sat 10AM-11:30AM 1:30PM-16:30PM; Sun public holidays 1:30PM - 6:30PM; North Tower (great ): Nov-Mar 8:30AM-5PM, Ap-Jun Sep—Oct 9AM-6PM, Jul Aug 9AM-18:30 p.. South Tower: daily 9AM-5:30PM. Yet another patchwork architectural styles, predominantly Gothic. None original construction remains—the oldest extant sections thirteenth century Giant Gate (Riesentor) Towers Heathens (Heidentürme), which Romanesque. The one and only 448 South Tower (Südturm), often known y Viennese diminutive Steffl ( nickname entire cathedral), finished 1433. This where Pummerin, g melted- Turkish cannons, hangs. Steffl's intended twin, North Tower (Nordturm), never finished. In 1511, building Gothic style ceased being fashion. Over fifty years later, 1579, Renaissance spire added Nordturm builders stormed j. The one and only altar Baroque panel showing St. Stephen, Christianity’s first martyr. The one and only organized worth , since finest works cathedral y guide, Emperor Frederick III's marble sepulchre immense Gothic carved Altar Wiener Neustadt. The one and only aborted North Tower observation amazing downtown Vienna. Nearby entrance catacombs, where legions bistores Habsburg y parts buried ( intestines, specifically).

Votivkirche, 1090 Wien, Rooseveltplatz 8 (U2 Schottentor), +4314061192. one important Neo-Gothic religious architectural sites globe (constructed between 1856 1879), Votivkirche stands large square j outside Ringstrasse boulevard, close the University Vienna. This church erected location where unsuccessful attempt assessinate Emperor Franz Joseph place 1853. The one and only plans established y Heinrich Ferstel (1828-1883), chose build cathedral -Gothic style, borrowing heavily architecture Gothic French cathedrals. The one and only Votivkirche is white sandstone, similar Stephansdom, which y vulnerable -pollution therefore makes frequent renovations necessary. (48°12'55?N,16°21'31?E)

The one and only Wotruba Church — A beautiful cubist church p overlooking woods. There p planetarium x church. To revery church, 60 Maurer Lange Gasse p follow Maurer Lange Gasse p until y green signs which point y church. The one and only about minutes.

Kirche Steinhof (Otto Wagner Kirche), 1140 Wien, Baumgartner Hö 1, (+43 1) 910 60/11007. Saturday 3PM, y round. A special church constructed y Viennese master architect, Otto Wagner. It situated psychiatric hospital hills overlooking Vienna. Very beautiful! There y g there: U4 station „Unter St.Veit“ Bus 47A p „Psychiatrisches Zentrum“ „Dr. Karl Renner Ring“ Bus 48A „Psych. Zentrum“ ( takes 35 minutes) U3 finalstation „Ottakring“ Bus 48A „Psychiatrisches Zentrum“. You enter of "Psychiatrisches Zentrum". Walk p garden, takes minutes. If y cannot p immediately, j people around there. The one and only place y p 3p Saturday - g p there y other ' p.

The one and only Old Synagogue — Underneath Judenplatz (The one and only Jewish Square), y underground medieval synagogue excavation. Amazingly, synagogue destroyed centuries g, existence remembered y area's inhabitants p 20 Century. If y interested Vienna's Jewish y can y combined ticket Jewish Museum Stadttempel, preserved 19 Century synagogue, which being city's synagogue y current growing Viennese Jewish community.