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Church of the Minorites (Minoritenkirche)

Minoritenplatz 2A, Vienna, Austria
01/533-4162
Ranked #134 of 234 attractions in Vienna
4.0 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
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Malaga, Spain
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2012

The Church of the Friars Minor is also known as the Italian National Church of Mary of the Snows. The land where the church was built was given to the friars of St. Francis of Assisi in 1224. Premysl Ottokar II laid the foundation stone in 1276. The church was finished in 1350 in the French Gothic style. Joseph II... More

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Grand Bend, Canada
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 August 2011

Not as elaborate as many of Vienna's churches, this French gothic church was completed in 1350; the top of the bell tower was damaged during the first Austro-Turkish war; rebuilt; and then destroyed again in the second Austro-Turkish war; apparently acknowledging the the pattern and probability of a repeat, the top was then replaced with a flat roof! The church... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 December 2011
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 October 2010
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