Minoritenkirche
The Minoritenkirche, officially Italienische Nationalkirche Maria Schnee, is a Gothic landmark that first took shape in the late 13th century, with the foundation stone laid in 1276 by Ottokar II of Bohemia. Its long east-west layout and the Ludwig choir, built between 1316 and 1328, anchor one of the east-Austrian region’s early Gothic churches. The site behind the Hofburg has been tied to Franciscan friars since 1224, with Vienna’s city fire of 1275 prompting the next phase of construction and the main portal later receiving Duke Albrecht II’s support. The church’s belltower top was damaged in the early Austro-Turkish conflicts, rebuilt, then replaced by a flat roof after a second destruction, giving the tower a distinctive silhouette. …
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