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Place of worship

Votivkirche

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.
Votivkirche
Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0

Walks that pass here

Naschmarkt

Walk

From the Market to the Big Wheel: A Full Day Across Vienna on Foot

A full day on foot for a first visit to Vienna: from the Naschmarkt and the Karlskirche, through the imperial library and along the Ring, across the old town to Hundertwasser's house and the Prater's Giant Ferris Wheel.

~8 h 15 min in total
~8.6 km, ~1 h 45 min walking
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