Vienna - Abbey of the Scots Schottenstift

Must-see attractions nearby: St Stephen's Cathedral Schönbrunn Palace Belvedere Palaces (Austrian Galleries) Imperial Palace Karlskirche Natural History Museum Vienna State Opera

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 Austrian Social Democracy, Viktor Adler. The collection of pictures here has been in existence for more than 250 years. As well as works from the 16th to the 19th C. there are in the chapter house 19 pictures from the famous Late Gothic winged altar of 1469-75, which was painted by two "Scottish Masters" and originally stood in the Schottenkirche. The oldest surviving views of Vienna can be seen in the backgrounds to these pictures.