Location: Votivkirche, Vienna, Vienna State, Austria
Date: 2012.07
Photographer: Jesen
Camera: Nikon
Retouch: Adobe Photoshop
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In 1853 Franz Josef I survived an assassination attempt when a knife-wielding Hungarian failed to find the emperor’s neck through his collar. The Votivkirche (Votive Church) was commissioned in thanks for his lucky escape; in stepped Heinrich von Ferstel with a twin-towered, mosaic-roofed neo-Gothic construction, completed in 1879. The church was closed for renovation at the time of research, with an uncertain reopening time.
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