Maria am Gestade

Maria am Gestade
Maria am Gestade in Vienna, Austria
Religion
AffiliationCatholic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusActive
LeadershipP. Hans Hütter, CSsR
Year consecrated1414
Location
LocationVienna, Austria
StateVienna
Maria am Gestade is located in Austria
Maria am Gestade
Shown within Austria
Geographic coordinates48°12′46″N 16°22′14″E / 48.212833°N 16.370528°E / 48.212833; 16.370528
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleGothic
Groundbreaking1394
Completed1414
Specifications
Direction of façadeNW
Length65 m (213.3 ft)
Width20 m (65.6 ft)
Width (nave)10 m (32.8 ft)
Height (max)56 m (183.7 ft)
Website
maria-am-gestade.redemptoristen.at

Maria am Gestade (Mary at the Shore) is a Gothic church in Vienna, Austria. One of the oldest churches in the city—along with St. Peter's Church and St. Rupert's Church—it is one of the few surviving examples of Gothic architecture in Vienna. Located in the Innere Stadt at Salvatorgasse 12, near the Donaukanal, the church was traditionally used by sailors on the Danube river. The name reflects the former location on the Fluvial terrace of an arm of the Danube river, prior to its regulation.
Due to the stairs surrounding the church it got the popular name Maria Stiegen.