Former merchant settlement
Vienna, Vienna 1010
Review © 2009, Wcities
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Former merchant settlement |
Schönlaterngasse 5 Vienna, Vienna 1010 |
The square where the Heiligenkreuzerhof now stands was once, in 1030, the site of a merchants settlement. This was the home of many exporting merchants. As an estate surrounded by sturdy walls, it lay outside the Roman town fortifications. Allegedly, the free-standing buildings which from the 12th Century had been in the hands of the lower Austrian Cistercian order of the Heiligenkreuz 'Holy Cross' were only converted into a single construction after 1547. Its chapel is dedicated to Saint Bernhard and is one of the most beautiful baroque chapels standing in Vienna. Visits are only conducted with guides. Review © 2009, Wcities |
 Heiligenkreuzerhof Photo: Birgit Rezny |
 Heiligenkreuzerhof Photo: Andreas |
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