This was the first building I visited at the Open House Weekend in Vienna. I have a “special” relationship with Fleischmarkt 1 as its attic conversion is blocking my view! It´s more or less everything I see, when I take a look out of my windows. And to be honest sometimes in the last two […]
Sometimey you take a turn and suddenly find yourself in a lovely street you´ve never been before. As I walked home through Singerstrasse I discovered a commemorative plaque about the author Franz Grillparzer living in this house and decided to try a different way and explored this little street: Grünangergasse. And there is a lot […]
Palais Ferstel is located between Freyung and Herrengasse, one of the oldest districts of Vienna, the Palais Quarter. The Palais was constructed between 1856 and 1860 by the young architect Heinrich von Ferstel. By its opening in 1860 it was known as Viennas most “up-to-date” building. It provided stylish ballrooms, salons, glass-covered courtyard and the perfect ambience […]