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Audio guide Votiv Church in English
In this audio guide, Emily Thompson takes you through Votiv Church telling the story as you walk. In your accent, no need to read signs — just let your eyes take in what's in front of you.
What you'll hear inside Votiv Church:
- 1High Altar
A striking marble altar featuring a gilded retable and ciborium supported by columns of red granite, adorned with mosaics and statues of saints.
- 2Rosary Chapel
One of the four side chapels of the transept, which housed the renowned polychrome Antwerp altarpiece until 1986.
- 3Chapel of the Cross
A transept chapel featuring the Kreuzaltar, adorned with statues of saints set into the wall pillars.
- 4Bishops' Chapel
One of the lateral chapels in the transept, featuring statues of saints set into its wall pillars.
- 5Baptistry
Baptismal chapel housing the Renaissance sarcophagus of Niklas Graf von Salm, defender of Vienna during the Turkish siege of 1529.
- 6Altar of the Virgin of Guadalupe
Altar erected in memory of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, brother of Francis Joseph, featuring the famous 'Barbara Candle', which weighs 264 kilograms.
- 7Neo-Gothic Pulpit
Hexagonal pulpit supported by six marble columns, adorned with gilded medallions depicting Christ preaching and the Church Fathers.
- 8Antwerp Altar
A masterpiece of late Gothic art from the 15th century, now housed in the museum.
- 9Emperor's Window
A stained glass window originally depicting the emperor's deliverance from an assassination attempt, restored in 1964 with an emphasis on religious rather than monarchical symbolism.
- 10Museum of the Votive Church
Housed in a former imperial oratory, this museum displays an outstanding collection of sacred art, liturgical furnishings, and the 15th-century Antwerp Altarpiece.
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Editorial summary
Iglesia neogótica antigua construida en 1879, con un museo de objetos litúrgicos.
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La Iglesia Votiva estan hermosa por dentro y por fuera, la arquitectura y los vitales tan coloridos que iluminado la iglesia por dentro de una forma como hubiera un arcoíris adentro. Es de gran admiración. No tiene ningún costo el ingreso así que puedes entrar libremente, claro siempre con respeto.
Qué iglesia tan bonita. Vinimos un domingo y lamentablemente cerraban a las 13h y no pudimos entrar, volvimos al día siguiente para entrar a verla y fue espectacular poder disfrutarla por dentro. Cristaleras coloridas preciosas que reflejan la luz y los colores por toda la iglesia, recomiendo fijarse en las preciosas las pinturas de los techos. En el parque de delante podrás hacer fotos preciosas.
Fue mandada a construir por Maximiliano de Habsburgo Emperador de México y hermano del emperador de Austria Francisco José I, tras haber sobrevivido este último a un ataque que pudo ser mortal en el año 1853, como voto y ofrenda a Dios y acción de gracias. Asistí además al concierto de luces. Mi opinión es que es muy bonito, sin embargo te recomiendo sentarte hasta atrás para apreciarlo mucho mejor. Por otra parte como sugerencia podrían meter algún performance en vivo como un músico o algo así, solo la proyección con el audio me pareció un poco caro. También que avisen cuando termina porque es un poco desconcertante no sabes si ya acabó o que.
- 1.High Altar
- 2.Rosary Chapel
- 3.Chapel of the Cross
- 4.Bishops' Chapel
- 5.Baptistry
- 6.Altar of the Virgin of Guadalupe
- 7.Neo-Gothic Pulpit
- 8.Antwerp Altar
- 9.Emperor's Window
- 10.Museum of the Votive Church
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