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The Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien is an exhibition house at Freyung 8 in Vienna's 1st district , Inner City . The eponymous Bank Austria is the main sponsor of the art forum. The former bank building has been owned by Signa Holding since 2010 and has also housed the Constitutional Court since August 2012. In 2020, the Kunstforum states on its website that it will be frequented by 250,000 to 300,000 visitors per year.
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Freyung
0.07km from Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien
A historical square in Vienna. This square lay outside the Roman fortification walls of Vindabona. Its importance also lies in the fact it is close to Schottenkloster, which is the Scottish monastery. Due to its location and importance, this square became a favourite with street artists and entertainers Freyung has a long history as a marketplace that goes back through the centuries. The tradition continues today in the form of a weekly farmers market.
Vienna Clock Museum
0.24km from Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien
A majestic museum for clocks, where you can experience three thousand timepieces ticking away for your pleasure and amusement. There are many exhibits worth checking out, the oldest going all the way back to the 15th century. It’s all arranged in chronological order, from ornate pocket watches, to a 15th-century tower clock, to sundials, to rare Japanese pillar clocks, to grandfather clocks, to Black Forest cuckoo clocks, to a huge clock organ.
Kohlmarkt
0.31km from Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien
Kohlmarkt is a shopping street in Vienna's 1st district , Inner City . It stretches from Michaelerplatz to Graben and is considered Vienna's luxury mile due to the high density of jewelers and branches of international fashion labels. It was the location of many exclusive shops. The Kohlmarkt forms the so-called "Golden U" of traditional inner-city shopping streets, which have a high-quality range and are designed as pedestrian zones.
Looshaus
0.35km from Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien
This majestic building is regarded as one of the most important structures built in the "Wiener Moderne". The building marks the rejection of historicism, as well as the ornaments used by the Wiener Secession. Despite its aesthetic functionalism, the building is not a simple purpose building; especially the materials have not saved costs or effort. The contrast between the marble-clad lower facade area and the simple plaster façade of the above-mentioned residential floors is striking.
St. Peter's Catholic Church
0.36km from Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien
St. Peter's Church sits atop one of the oldest known religious sites in Vienna. There has been a church on this spot since the early 4th century AD. This church was replaced with a Romanesque church with a nave and two aisles. It is believed to have been established by Charlemagne around 800, although there is no evidence supporting this view. It is one of the main pilgrimage sites in this area and also a tourist attraction too.
Michaelerplatz
0.39km from Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien
Michaelerplatz in Vienna is a baroque square in the center of the city that was designed around 1725 but was not built until the end of the 19th century. The square has borne its name since about 1850 after the 1221 by Babenberg Duke Leopold VI. donated parish church of St. Michael for the court servants and the citizens who lived in the vicinity of the Hofburg. Since 1991, the center of Michaelerplatz has been defined by archaeological excavations that are permanently open to the public.
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