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P Institut der Englischen VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Fräulein
Linzer Strasse 9–11. Practical Information
Tel (02742) 3521 88–0. Road map F3.
Church: Open 10am–5pm daily. * 50,000.
The Institute of the English n Rathausplatz 1.
Ladies, founded by the English Tel (02742) 333 3000.
Catholic nun Mary Ward, ∑ stpoeltentourismus.at
established several schools Transport
in St Pölten to educate the @ £
girls of aristocratic families.
The institute, one of the most St Mary Column, in the centre of the
beautiful Baroque buildings in Baroque Herrenplatz hide much earlier medieval
Lower Austria, was begun in niches and arcaded courtyards.
1715 and enlarged some 50 P Riemerplatz On top of the house at No. 2
years later. Prandtauer created Riemerplatz is another beautiful is a lovely sculpture by Georg
the beautiful white and pink Baroque square, lined with Raphael Donner, called
façade, punctuated by black exquisite buildings such as the Dispersing of Darkness by Light.
wrought-iron grills on the striking Herberstein Palace, at At the centre of the square
windows, with three groups the wider end of Wiener Strasse. stands St Mary’s Column (1718).
of sculptures on two floors. At no. 41 Kremser Gasse, which
runs north from the square, P Wiener Strasse
stands the delightful Stöhr-Haus Wiener Strasse, adjacent to
with its breathtakingly beautiful Herrenplatz, has been a main
Art Nouveau façade. It is the thoroughfare since Roman
work of the architect Joseph times, as is still obvious today
Maria Olbrich, who also from its many inns. There are a
designed the superb Secession number of interesting historical
Building in Vienna (see pp96–7). buildings in this road, including
St Pölten’s oldest pharmacy,
P Herrenplatz at No. 1, dating back to 1595.
This is yet another attractive Its façade, built in 1727 by
Baroque square in the city; its Joseph Munggenast, still
most outstanding features are displays the pharmacist’s
the Baroque façades of the original coat of arms from
buildings around the square. 1607 and the 19th-century
A statue outside the Institut der Mostly attributed to Jakob sign “Zum Goldenen Löwen”
Englischen Fräulein Prandtauer, these façades often (To the Golden Lion).

St Pölten City Centre
1 Domkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt Hauptbahnhof
2 Franziskanerkirche
3 Rathaus K H ITT E L STRASSE BAHNHOF-
PLATZ
4 Institut der Englischen Fräulein B Stöhr
5 Riemerplatz Haus KR E MSER G. PARKPROMENADE Sparkassen-
park
6 Herrenplatz BRAÜHAUS- GA S S E K L OS TER GAS SE
GASSE
7 Wiener Strasse JULIUS - RAAB - PROMENADE R UN N - Franziskaner- Diocesan-
museum
HEITZLERGASSE
S C H I E S S S TAT T R I N G Stadtmuseum ROSSMARKT RATHAUS- RIEMER- HERREN- WIENER STRASSE NEUGEBÄUDE-
kirche

DOM-
Domkirche Mariä
PLATZ
Himmelfahrt
PLATZ
PLATZ
Rathaus
HESSSTR.
PLATZ
PLATZ
E Y B N E RS T R ASSE
LINZER STR. SCHNECKGASSE SCHILLER- L E D E RENN BAH N S TRASSE
GASSE
Institut der
SCHREINER-
Englischen
Fräulein
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