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Votive Church

By Heinrich von Ferstel, built 1853, Gothic Revival.

Architect
Heinrich von Ferstel
Built
1853
Style
Gothic Revival
Materials
Wöllersdorf limestone
Height
99 m

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 anniversary of Emperor Franz Joseph and his wife Empress Elisabeth.

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