Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #11 in Vienna, Austria

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7 sights
3.8 km

60 m
66 m

Explore Vienna in Austria with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in Vienna Individual Sights in Vienna

Sight 1: George-Washington-Hof

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The George-Washington-Hof is a sprawling, listed municipal building located at Triester Straße 52 in Vienna's 10th district, Favoriten, and Wienerbergstraße in the 10th and 12th districts, Meidling. The building is a listed building and is defined as a structural protection zone in both districts by the City of Vienna.

Wikipedia: George-Washington-Hof (DE), Website

493 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Spinnerin am Kreuz

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The German name Spinnerin am Kreuz is the title given to two separate Austrian stone-tower sculptures, one in Vienna and the other in the nearby city of Wiener Neustadt. They are related to the story of a wife spinning beside a cross. Both columns had been designed originally by Meister Michael Knab:in Vienna, the stone tower was built in 1375, rebuilt c.1452; in Wiener Neustadt, the stone tower was built in 1382-84.

Wikipedia: Spinnerin am Kreuz (EN)

367 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Wasserturm Favoriten

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The Favoriten Water Tower is a landmark of Vienna's 10th district. The striking building in the style of industrial historicism can be found on the top of the Wienerberg, Windtenstraße 3 and is visible from afar from the south.

Wikipedia: Wasserturm Favoriten (DE)

572 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Maria vom Berge Karmel

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The former parish church of Maria vom Mount Karmel has been the Syrian Orthodox Church of St. Ephrem in the 10th Vienna district of Favorites on Stefan-Fadinger-Platz 1. The church was also Roman-Catholic parish church from 1937 to 2014, and also Carmelite Church until 2003.

Wikipedia: Pfarrkirche Maria vom Berge Karmel (Wien) (DE)

1338 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 5: Königin des Friedens

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The Parish Church Queen of Peace is a Roman Catholic church in the 10th district of Favoriten in Vienna, Germany. It is the parish church of the parish of Divine Mercy.

Wikipedia: Pfarrkirche Königin des Friedens (Wien) (DE)

606 meters / 7 minutes