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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. The church was dedicated in 1879 on the silver annive…

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1853

Alsergrund, Alsergrund, Austria

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Heinrich von Ferstel

1828-1883 · Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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Heinrich von Ferstel

studio · Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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