Kirche Maria am Gestade
In Kirche Maria am Gestade—“Maria at the Riverbank”—a Gothic church tradition once focused less on courtly Vienna and more on the Danube’s working world. The present building was raised between 1394 and 1414, and it was first mentioned in documents from 1158; earlier references to a church here stretch back to the 9th century, though that claim is disputed. The name points to its former setting on the fluvial terrace of a Danube arm before regulation, and the stairs around the church helped give it the popular name Maria Stiegen. As the river landscape changed, so did the church’s fate. It was deconsecrated in 1786, then fell into disrepair and saw parts torn down. During Napoleon’s occupation of Vienna in 1809, it was used as an arsenal and stable. …
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