Votivkirche

The Votivkirche is a neo-Gothic style church located on the Ringstraße in , 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.
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  • Roman Catholic church
  • …lies at an elevation of around 180 metres (590 feet)
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • …stands 15 metres (49 feet) tall
  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday–Friday: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
    Saturday: 11:00 AM–7:00 PM
    Sunday: 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
  • Description: church in Vienna
  • Address: Rooseveltplatz, Wien, 1090
  • Also known as
    “Votiv Church”
    “Votive Church”
    “Votivkirche, Vienna”
  • Established: April 24, 1879

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Burgtheater and Sigmund-Freud-Park.
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The (; literally: "Castle Theater" but… is situated 590 metres south of Votivkirche.
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is situated 110 metres southeast of Votivkirche.
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The in is a museum founded in 1971 covering Sigmund Freud's life story. is situated 460 metres northeast of Votivkirche.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alservorstadt and Servitenviertel.
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was an independent municipality until…
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is a neighborhood.
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is the 8th district of .

Votivkirche

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Latitude
48.21542° or 48° 12′ 56″ north
Longitude
16.35917° or 16° 21′ 33″ east
Open location code
8FWR6985+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 9858714
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
10244809
Wiki­data ID
Q254476

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Votivkirche” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة فوتيف”
  • Armenian: “Վոթիվկիրխե”
  • Azerbaijani: “Votivkirxa (Vyana)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Votivkirxa”
  • Balinese: “Votivkirche, Wina”
  • Basque: “Eliza Botiboa”
  • Catalan: “Església Votiva”
  • Chinese: “感恩教堂”
  • Chinese: “沃蒂夫教堂”
  • Czech: “Votivní kostel Božského Spasitele”
  • Czech: “Votivní kostel”
  • Dutch: “Votiefkerk (Wenen)”
  • Dutch: “Votiefkerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه نذرى”
  • Esperanto: “Votivkirche (Vieno)”
  • Esperanto: “Votivkirche”
  • Estonian: “Votivkirche”
  • Finnish: “Votivkirche”
  • French: “Église votive”
  • German: “Kath. Pfarrkirche, Votivkirche, Propsteikirche zum Göttlichen Heiland”
  • German: “Votivkirche”
  • Greek: “Βοτίφκιρχε”
  • Hebrew: “ווטיפקירכה”
  • Hungarian: “Fogadalmi templom”
  • Indonesian: “Votivkirche, Wina”
  • Italian: “Votivkirche”
  • Japanese: “ヴォティーフ教会”
  • Korean: “보티프 교회”
  • Korean: “보티프 성당”
  • Korean: “포티프 성당”
  • Latvian: “Votīva baznīca”
  • Luxembourgish: “Votivkierch”
  • Polish: “Kościół Wotywny w Wiedniu”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Votivă din Viena”
  • Romanian: “Votivkirche din Viena”
  • Russian: “Вотивкирхе”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Votivkirche”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia votiva”
  • Spanish: “Votivkirche”
  • Turkish: “Votiv Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Вотівкірхе”
  • Uzbek: “Votivkirche, Vena”

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