Am Steinhof Church

Am Steinhof Church is a unique architectural monument built in a suburb of Vienna near a psychiatric hospital designed by Otto Wagner. The decoration of the monastery was attended by Koloman Moser, who was in charge of stained glass windows and mosaics, as well as Richard Luksch and Otmara Schimkowitz - famous Viennese sculptors. The temple is dedicated to the patron saint of Austria, Saint Leopold, whose bronze figures adorn the towers at the entrance.

The church was built at an altitude of 310 meters and oriented on the axis to the north, which violates the local canons. The total capacity of the temple is 800 people. The interior is arranged taking into account the fact that parishioners are mentally unstable people, so all the inner corners of the church are rounded, and the altar is located at a sufficiently large distance from the main hall. Access to the temple is provided separately for women and men, while there are service exits designed to evacuate the sick, and small, relatively open confessional rooms.

Under the main dome, the ceiling of the church is decorated with symbols of the four evangelists and stained glass windows with images of saints, and above the altar is the ascent of the immaculate soul to heaven. In 2006, the church was restored and reopened to parishioners.