ARCHITECT, Austrian
(active around 1450 in Lower Austria)

Exterior view

c. 1450
Photo
St. George's Chapel, Wiener Neustadt

Wiener Neustadt was the imperial capital under Frederick III (1440-1493). St. George's Chapel is situated in the former castle. It is not only a court chapel but also a meeting chamber. This explains the secular character of the building. Below the middle window, surrounded by the coats-of-arms of the Habsburg lands, is a statue of Frederick III, at the very spot where there would normally be the figure of a saint.




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