!!!Votivkirche

Votivkirche, Vienna, 9%%sup th/%  district, built from 1855 to 
1879 based on plans by H. v.  Ferstel at the suggestion of Cardinal 
J. O. v.  Rauscher and with the help of the heir apparent to the 
throne, Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian (later Emperor  Maximilian of 
Mexico), to commemorate the failure of Libenyi´s attempt on the 
life of Emperor  Franz Joseph I in 1853. The neo-Gothic building 
marked the beginning of urban expansion and was later integrated into 
the series of  Ringstrasse buildings. The original idea was to build 
an imperial church and hall of fame, but these plans were not realised 
and in 1862 the Emperor dedicated the Votivkirche as a garrison 
church; in 1878 it was raised to the rank of a provostry and contacts 
with the university were initiated. Numerous renowned artists of the 
day contributed to its interior and decorations (e.g. V.  Tilgner, J.  
Gasser, J.  Benk, J.  Fuehrich, J. M. Trenkwald).

!Literature
M. Thausing, Die Votivkirche in Wien, 1879.


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