Abraham-a-Sancta-Clara-Gasse (Vienna)
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| place | Vienna Inner City |
| District | Inner city |
| Cross streets | Bank alley |
| Places | Minoritenplatz |
| Buildings | Palais Starhemberg , Liechtenstein City Palace |
| use | |
| User groups | Car traffic , foot traffic |
| Road design | one way street |
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| Street length | about 40 meters |
The Abraham-a-Sancta Clara street is on the 1st Viennese district of Inner City . It was named in 1903 after the Catholic preacher and writer Abraham a Sancta Clara (1644–1709) who worked in Vienna .
history
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the area of today's Abraham-a-Sancta-Clara-Gasse belonged to the former Minoritenkirche in Vienna, which extended around the Minoritenkirche to today's streets Schauflergasse, Ballhausplatz , Löwelstraße, Bankgasse and Herrengasse . After the cemetery and garden were originally located in the north of the monastery area, the monastery was gradually reduced in size until it was relocated in 1784. For a long time the alley remained without a name. In 1903 it was named after Abraham a Sancta Clara.
Location and characteristics
The short lane runs between Minoritenplatz in a north-westerly direction to Bankgasse . It is run as a one-way street; there is no public transport in it. The building consists of the side fronts of Palais' from the baroque period .
building
No. 1 Liechtenstein City Palace
→ see main article Stadtpalais Liechtenstein
The Liechtenstein City Palace is considered to be the first high baroque building in Vienna. It was commissioned by Dominik Andreas I. von Kaunitz in 1691 , and was acquired by Johann Adam I. von Liechtenstein in 1694, still unfinished . The lead architect was Domenico Martinelli , who used plans by Enrico Zuccalli . After extensive restoration work, the palace has housed part of the Liechtenstein art collections since 2013 and can be viewed on guided tours.
The building is free on three sides between Löwelstrasse, Bankgasse and Abraham-a-Sancta-Gasse and is at the main address Bankgasse 9.
No. 2 former Palais Starhemberg
→ see main article Palais Starhemberg (Minoritenplatz)
The former Palais Starhemberg is one of the few important early Baroque palaces in Vienna. It was commissioned by Count Conrad Balthasar Starhemberg from an unknown Italian architect in 1667. His son, Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg , headed the defense of the city from there during the Second Turkish Siege of Vienna . Later, the interior was rebuilt in the classical style. The building has been state-owned since 1871; the Federal Ministry for Science and Research and the Federal Ministry for Education, Art and Culture are housed here.
The palace is located between Bankgasse, Abraham-a-Sancta-Clara-Gasse and Minoritenplatz, its main address is Minoritenplatz 5.
literature
- Richard Perger: streets, towers and bastions. The road network of the Vienna City in its development and its name. Franz Deuticke, Vienna 1991, ISBN 3-7005-4628-9 , p. 9
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Abraham-a-Sancta-Clara-Gasse. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 1, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1992, ISBN 3-218-00543-4 , p. 7 ( digitized version ).
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Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 37.1 ″ N , 16 ° 21 ′ 46.5 ″ E