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Die Gruft

Die Gruft (German for 'The Crypt') is a charity run by the Caritas of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna in the 6th district of Vienna Mariahilf on the premises below the Church of Mariahilf (often: Barnabite Church). It opened in 1986, and is currently open 24 hours a day offering meals, shower facilities, shelters, overnight accommodation, medical and psychiatric care to people experiencing homelessness.

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Weinhaus, Weinhaus, Austria

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Joze Plecnik

1872-1957 · Ljubljana, Central Slovenia, Slovenia

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Joze Plecnik

studio · Ljubljana, Central Slovenia, Slovenia

Role: designer

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