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58  VIENNA AREA B Y AREA

Street-by-Street: Around Stephansdom

The origins of this district date back to the 13th century, 4 . Dom- und
but much of it was changed in the 17th and 18th centuries, Diözesanmuseum
when many churches and public buildings were This crucifix, containing
the relics of St Andrew,
refashioned in the spirit of the increasingly powerful is one of the many
Habsburg monarchy. Narrow, medieval alleys adjoin treasures of medieval
monumental Baroque structures and bourgeois sacred art kept in the
town houses, whose ground floors are often occupied Cathedral Museum.
by shops, cafés and restaurants. In the evenings, when
the churches and museums close for the night,
the area is still lively with people.
Haas & Haas provides
a change from the
ubiquitous coffee house,
serving a wide selection of
teas as well as light meals.
The tea house has an
attractive courtyard filled
with lush greenery.

3 . Stephansdom
St Stephen’s Cathedral has a
Baroque main altar, the work
of Tobias Pock, showing the S T E P H A N S –
martyrdom of its patron saint. P L A T Z

B L U T G A S S E

6 Deutschordens kirche G R Ü N A N G E R G A S S E
St Elisabeth
This church belonged to the
Teutonic Order which, after
having been banned from
Eastern Prussia by Napoleon,
moved its headquarters to Vienna.

Along Blutgasse and
neighbouring streets the
tenement houses feature
lovely green courtyards.

5 Mozarthaus Vienna
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
lived in this house from 1784
to 1787 and composed
The Marriage of Figaro here.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp292–3 and pp310–12

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