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5 Mozarthaus collections of objects associated tabernacle, known as Madonna
Vienna with the history of the Order: and Axe, ever since an attack
insignia of the Grand Masters, during the religious wars.
Domgasse 5. Map 2 C4. coins, medals, seals, sacral The Moses Fountain in front of
Tel 51 21 791. % Stephansplatz. vessels and table ware, as well as the church dates from 1798.
@ 3A. Open 10am–7pm daily. &
∑ mozarthausvienna.at masterpieces of European art
collected by the knights.
Domgasse 5 is the most famous The walls of the church are
of Mozart’s various homes in hung with the coats of arms
Vienna. He lived here with his of the Teutonic knights. The
family in 1784–7, and composed beautiful winged altar (1520)
many of his masterpieces here, is made from elaborate carved
including The Marriage of Figaro. and painted panels depicting
Restored for the anniversary scenes from the Passion,
year of 2006, the Mozarthaus surrounded by intricate tracery.
Vienna has exhibitions on two Within the complex of
upper floors as well as the buildings belonging to the
Mozarts’ first-floor flat. Order is the apartment where
Mozart first lived in Vienna,
6 Deutschordens- later occupied by Johannes
kirche St Elisabeth Brahms (1863–5).
Singerstrasse 7. Map 2 C4. 7 Franziskaner-
Tel 51 21 065. % Stephansplatz. kirche
@ 1A, 2A, 3A. Church: Open 7am–
7pm daily. Treasury: Open 10am– Franziskanerplatz 4. Map 2 C4. A charming 18th-century wall fountain,
noon Tue, Thu, Sat, 3–5pm Wed, Tel 51 24 578. % Stephansplatz. Academy of Science
Fri. & Open 6:30am–noon, 2–5:30pm
Mon–Sat, 7am–5:30pm Sun. 8 Dr-Ignaz-
The knights of the Teutonic Order Seipel-Platz
arrived in Vienna in the 13th In the 14th century, the
century. They established their Franciscans took over this Map 3 D4. % Stephansplatz,
quarters near the Stephansdom, church, originally built by wealthy Schwedenplatz. @ 3A.
but only the tower still stands citizens as a “house of the soul” for
today. In the 15th century, they prostitutes wishing to reform. The Dr Ignaz Seipel, a conservative
built the present Gothic church present church, designed in the politician, was twice Chancellor
of St Elizabeth. Its Baroque South German Renaissance style of Austria in the 1920s. The
façade, added between 1725 by Bonaventura Daum, was built square bearing his name is one
and 1735, hides the original in 1601–11. Its façade is topped of the most attractive in Vienna.
Gothic features. by a scrolled gable with obelisks At its centre (at No. 2) stands a
In 1807, when Napoleon and carvings. The interior was Rococo structure designed by
abolished the Order of Teutonic decorated by Austrian and Jean Nicolas Jadot de Ville-Issey,
Knights in Eastern Prussia, the Italian masters of the Baroque, originally intended as an auditor-
knights moved their headquar- including Andrea Pozzo and ium for the Old University. Since
ters to Vienna and brought Johann Georg Schmidt. An axe 1857 it has served as the head-
the Order Treasury here. has been stuck in the wooden quarters of the Österreichische
The four statue of the Akademie der Wissenschaften
rooms of the Madonna and (Austrian Academy of Sciences).
Treasury hold Child above the The frescoes on the ceiling of
the Rococo assembly hall,
painted by Gregorio Guglielmi,
show an allegory of the four
academic faculties. Damaged
by fire in 1961, they have been
meticu lously restored.
Opposite the Academy of
Sciences stands the impressive
High Baroque Jesuitenkirche. The
Jesuits took over the university
in the 1620s and, from 1703–5,
rebuilt the church next to it,
with a new façade and interior,
the works of the Italian painter
The impressive winged altarpiece in Deutschordenskirche Andrea Pozzo.

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