Votivkirche
Votivkirche - Votive Church. Built in 1856-1879 to commemorate Fran Josef's escape from an attempted assassination near the site. Rooseveltplatz 8.
"In the Maximilians-Platz , with its planted grounds, between the Währinger-Str. and the Universitäts - Str., rises the Votive Church (Heilandskirche), the first important modern church in Vienna, erected in the Gothic style from designs by Ferstel in 1856-79, in memory of the Emperor's escape from assassination in 1853. The fine façade has two open towers, 315 ft. high, and numerous statues."--Baedeker 1911
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