Gedenktafel für W. H. Auden

Gedenktafel für W. H. Auden is a memorial in Innere Stadt, Vienna. Gedenktafel für W. H. Auden is situated nearby to the art gallery Gallery Avatar, as well as near the theater building StadtTheater walfischgasse.

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Type: Memorial
Also known as: “W. H. Auden”
Inscription: “In diesem Haus starb am 29.9.1973 W.H. Auden geboren in York am 21.2.1907. Österr. Gesellschaft für Literatur Ing. Franz Aufhauser”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vienna State Opera and Albertina.

Vienna State Opera

Theater building

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The Vienna State Opera is a historic opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. Vienna State Opera is situated 140 metres west of Gedenktafel für W. H. Auden.

Albertina

Museum

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The Albertina is a museum in the Innere Stadt of Vienna, Austria. It houses one of the largest and most important print rooms in the world with approximately 65,000 drawings and approximately 1 million old master prints, as well as more modern graphic works, photographs and architectural drawings. Albertina is situated 240 metres northwest of Gedenktafel für W. H. Auden.

Imperial Crypt

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The Imperial Crypt, also called the Capuchin Crypt, is a burial chamber beneath the Capuchin Church and monastery in Vienna, Austria. It was founded in 1618 and dedicated in 1632, and located on the Neuer Markt square of the Innere Stadt, near the Hofburg Palace. Imperial Crypt is situated 250 metres north of Gedenktafel für W. H. Auden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naschmarkt and Wieden.

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.