The
historical
Twelve Apostle's Cellar greets you warmly in his romantic vaults!
Our
kitchen offers countless traditional delicates, warm buffets and a
variety of menus. We also offer the “classic” repertoire of tavern
drinks as well as an extensive wine cellar. You can choose from a
romantic candle-light dinner for 2 up to an exclusive arrangement for
450 persons.
Three
basements in up to 18-m depth protect monuments of the history. The
origins of the building go back till the Romanesque and Gothic, it was
already mentioned 1339. The masonry of the well cellar, with his for the
distinguished constructions of the Romanesque to typical stone ashlars,
comes from the years around 1100. The mainly Gothic arched upper cellar
still comes from the time before 1500. After his destruction in 1561 the
house was rebuilt, the well cellar received his early-baroque curvature
and the foundation-stone with the chiseled annual number 1561. In times
of war, as well as during two Turk's sieges of
Vienna
(1529 and 1683) these underground floors served as shelter sites. Still
today of it the only completely preserved Gothic well room testifies in
the well cellar which served the enclosed at that time as a water
spring.
In
the years 1716 - 1721 the baroque facade was formed by the Viennese
master builder Lucas von Hildebrandt, one nicest in
Vienna
which got the building the name Hildebrandthaus and stands under
conservation of monuments and historic buildings.
In
the Elloisches house, in the 1-st upper floor there is a scrolls
explosive gable with the Maria's hermit monk Muttergottesstatue with
putting splendour, inscription and Chronogramm (1717).
Famous
artists, poets and painters have appeared in the course of the years
since the existence of the Twelve Apostelcellar in 1952 here and the
magic of the past years and the romanticism which breathe in this old
vault on himself allow to work.
Your
12-A team
A
piece of Viennese tradition
Meeting
place for young and old
Open
daily from 11.00 to 24.00 o´clock
