Vienna - Abbey of the Scots

(Local Name: Schottenstift) The Schottenstift (Scots Foundation) at Freyung 6 is linked to the Schottenkirche by the Schottenhof. It boasts a famous secondary school and an important picture gallery. The Foundation Bull dates from 1161, and the abbey was ceded to the German Benedictines in 1418. The buildings date from the 12th C. but were extensively renovated in the 17th C. and enlarged in the 18th C. In 1832 they were rebuilt by Josef Kornhäusl in simple Classical style. Pupils of the school included the writers Bauernfeld, Nestroy, von Saar and Hamerling. the "Waltz King" Johann Strauss and the painter Moritz von Schwind. Austria's last Emperor, Charles I, also attended this school, as did the founder of