House of the Teutonic Order, on the right (No. 7), was rebuilt in
1730; the Gothic Church of St. Elizabeth (Pl. II; C, 3), richly adorned
with coats-of-arms, banners, and monuments, erected in 1316 on
the site of the chapel of the Order, was rebuilt in 1730 and restored
in 1864.
From the Stephans-Platz the busy Rotenturm-Strasse runs to
the N.E. to the Leopoldstadt, and is connected with the Stuben-Ring
(p. 38), on the E., by the Wollzeile (Pl. II; D, 3). In the small
Universitäts-Platz (Pl. II; D, 3), a little to the N. of the last, rises
the University Church, erected by the Jesuits in 1625-31 in the
baroque style. The frescoes in the dome, executed by Andr.
Pozzo in 1705, were restored in 1834. Adjacent (No. 2) is the old
building of the University, a handsome rococo building ( 1753-55)
with a splendid vestibule, occupied since 1857 by the Academy of
Sciences (founded in 1846). -- In the Postgasse, to the E., is a
Dominican Convent (Pl. II; D, 3), founded in 1223, with a church
modernized in 1631. In the same street are the Church of St. Bar-
bara, restored in 1852, belonging to the 'United Greek' congregation,
the Office of the Minister of Commerce (No. 8), and the General Post
Office (Nos. 10 & 12).
In the Fleischmarkt, which loads back to the Rotenturm-Str.,
stands the Greek Church (Pl. II; D, 3, 4), built in 1787. The new
Byzantine façade, designed by Hansen, was added in 1858; the
frescoes on gold ground are by Rahl. The vestibule contains paint
ings by Bitterlich and Eisenmenger. -- The Köllnerhofgasse, the last
turning on the left, leads to the Lugeck (Pl. II; D, 3), embellished
with a bronze Statue of Gutenberg, by H. Bitterlich ( 1900).
d. The N. W. Part of the Inner City.
From the N.W. end of the Graben the Bognergasse (observe
memorial tablet on No. 1) leads straight to the Hof and the
Freiung, while the Tuchlauben to the right leads to the hohe markt
(Pl. II; C, 2, 3), said to have been the forum of the Roman Vindo-
bona (p. 12). The Sina Palace (No. 8), restored by Hansen in 1860,
is supposed to occupy the site of the Roman Prötorium (inscription).
In the centre of the Platz rises a Votive Monument designed by
Fischer von Erlach, representing the marriage of the Virgin, erected
by Charles VI. in 1732 to commemorate the bravery of Emp. Joseph I.
at the siege of Landau, and restored in 1852. The figures are by
Corradini.
Between the Hohe Markt and the Danube lay the old Jewish Quarter
(till 1622; comp. p. 63). -- St. Ruprecht's Church (Pl. II; D, 2), in the Rup-
rechts-Stiege, near the Franz-Josef-Quai, was founded in the 11th and
restored in the 14th century.
Between the Wipplinger-Str. and the Juden-Platz rises the
Ministry of the Interior (Pl. II, C, 2; formerly the Bohemian Hof-