Klosterneuburg Monastery
Klosterneuburg, Tulln, Lower Austria, Austria Christianity
An Augustinian canons’ monastery founded in 1114, centred on the memory and tomb of Saint Leopold III and major medieval works of…
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Heiligenkreuz Abbey
Heiligenkreuz, Heiligenkreuz im Wienerwald, Baden, Lower Austria, Austria Christianity
A Cistercian abbey founded by Leopold III in 1133, with a medieval church, active monastic community and a longstanding True Cross relic…
Melk Abbey
Melk, Lower Austria, Austria Christianity
A Benedictine abbey established in 1089, internationally known for its Baroque complex and its place within the UNESCO-listed Wachau Cultural Landscape.
Maria Straßengel Pilgrimage Church
Straßengel, Gratwein-Straßengel, Graz-Umgebung, Styria, Austria Christianity
A major Styrian High Gothic pilgrimage church known for Marian devotion and the venerated Wurzelkreuz.
Rein Abbey
Rein, Gratwein-Straßengel, Graz-Umgebung, Styria, Austria Christianity
A Cistercian abbey founded in 1129 near Graz, notable for the uninterrupted continuity of its monastic community.
Mariatrost Basilica
Mariatrost, Graz, Styria, Austria Christianity
A prominent Baroque Marian pilgrimage basilica above Graz, begun in 1714 and granted the title of minor basilica in 1999.
Admont Abbey
Admont, Liezen, Styria, Austria Christianity
A Benedictine abbey founded in 1074, combining an active monastic community with major historic, artistic and library collections.
Mariazell Basilica
Mariazell, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag, Styria, Austria Christianity
Austria’s principal Marian pilgrimage basilica, centred on the venerated Mariazell statue and a pilgrimage documented since the Middle Ages.
Vienna Peace Pagoda
Handelskai, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, Austria Buddhism
A Buddhist peace pagoda on the Danube, inaugurated in 1983 and maintained within the Nipponzan Myōhōji tradition.
Vienna Islamic Centre
Bruckhaufen, Vienna, Floridsdorf, Austria Islam
A major purpose-built mosque and Islamic centre in Vienna, completed in 1979 and serving worship, education and community life.
Vienna Stadttempel
Seitenstettengasse, Vienna, Innere Stadt, Austria Judaism
Vienna’s historic main synagogue, consecrated in 1826 and preserved through the destruction of Jewish houses of worship in November 1938.
St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna
Stephansplatz, Vienna, Innere Stadt, Austria Christianity
Vienna’s metropolitan cathedral, rooted in a 12th-century Romanesque church and transformed into a major Gothic landmark.