Christ Church, Gothic Revival Anglican church in Landstraße, Vienna, Austria.
Christ Church is a Gothic Revival Anglican church at Jaurèsgasse 17–19 in Vienna's Landstraße district, built as the embassy church on land belonging to the British Embassy to plans by Viktor Rumpelmayer. The interior holds a marble relief of Queen Victoria by Anton Hanak on the south wall and a 1987 organ by the Québec builder Létourneau with ten stops on two manuals and pedal.
Christ Church was consecrated on 11 June 1887, built in Gothic Revival style to plans by Viktor Rumpelmayer on land belonging to the British Embassy. From 1874 Ambassador Sir Andrew Buchanan sought a permanent Anglican place of worship as Vienna's British community grew; the church later became responsible for Anglican congregations in Klagenfurt, Ljubljana, Zagreb and Bratislava.
The church serves as a gathering place for Vienna's English-speaking Anglican community, with services held regularly in English. It remains central to their worship and social life in the city.
The church is located on Jaurèsgasse 17-19 in central Vienna, making it accessible by foot from nearby public transport. Plan your visit around the Sunday and Wednesday service times when the building is most active.
The east window was destroyed near the end of World War II, along with the church's other original windows. Its predecessor, made in 1897 for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, showed Christ as the Good Shepherd. The present window was designed by Frederick W. Cole, a wartime Royal Engineers captain and chief designer for William Morris and Co.
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