Only a few footsteps away from the touristy hustle and bustle of Kärnter Straße, Neuer Markt is a far more quiet square, but well worth seeing. It is one of Vienna’s oldest squares, first mentioned in 1234. In medieval times, when it turned out that Hoher Markt as a market square was not sufficient any more for the food supply of the Viennese people, Neuer Markt was created for selling flour and corn, which is the reason why the square was inofficially called Mehlmarkt (flour market) until the 20th century. These days Neuer Markt’s main attraction is the Kapuziner church, which dates back to 1632 and has the famous Kapuzinergruft underneath, where 31 Habsburg emperors and empresses are buried in impressive coffins. Another reason for walking across Neuer Markt is the Donnerbrunnen (thunder fountain) in its center, which was built by Georg Raphael Donner in the early 18th century. It is a replica, though. The original bronze sculptures can be found in the Belvedere Gallery. In the 1980s, the fountain often served as a meeting point for Viennese Mods and other subcultural movements.