Graben

The Graben is one of the most famous squares in Vienna's first district, the city center. It begins at Stock-im-Eisen-Platz next to the Palais Equitable, and ends at the junction of Kohlmarkt and Tuchlauben.

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Type: Promenade
Description: street in Vienna, Austria
Also known as: “Graben, Vienna”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plague Column, Vienna and St. Stephen’s Cathedral.

Plague Column, Vienna

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The Plague Column, or Trinity Column, is a Holy Trinity column located on the Graben, a street in the inner city of Vienna, Austria. Erected after the Great Plague epidemic in 1679, the Baroque memorial is one of the best known and most prominent sculptural artworks in the city.

St. Stephen’s Cathedral

Church

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St. Stephen's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Vienna, Austria, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Josef Grünwidl. St. Stephen’s Cathedral is situated 270 metres east of Graben.

Peterskirche

Church

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The Peterskirche is a Baroque Roman Catholic parish church in Vienna, Austria. It was transferred in 1970 by the Archbishop of Vienna Franz Cardinal König to the priests of the Opus Dei.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bermudadreieck and Naschmarkt.

Bermudadreieck

Neighborhood

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Bermudadreieck is a neighborhood.

Naschmarkt

Locality

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The Naschmarkt is a popular fruit and vegetable market in Vienna. Located at the Wienzeile over the Wien River, it is about 1.5 kilometres long. Originally known as Aschenmarkt, it started to be called the Naschmarket around 1820.