Photos and the City

Tag: architecture

Fleischmarkt 1

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 years I was pretty annoyed with their ongoing renovation works. Therefore it was about time for a fresh start!

Fleischmarkt used to be the meat market and a well known hot spot for taverns. In 1909 the “Residenzpalast” was erected according to the plans of the Jugendstil architect Arthur Baron. It was Austrias very first reinforced concrete steel building with glazed facades and floor-to-ceiling windows.

The entree

View on Rotenturmstraße

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19/09/2014
Grünangergasse

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 to explore! Beautiful buildings, narrow passages, hidden courts and many details. It seems to be a combination of former palais, guilds and residential homes. Definately a place I have to explore even more!

These two sighthounds above the door caught my eyes.

08/09/2014
Palais Ferstel

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 for the Café Central, opened in 1870. Around 1900 it became the meeting point of academics and artists, the „Centralisten“. They used the café as their post address, their working space, their salon and their living room. You´ll find Peter Altenberg still sitting in the café – or at least a life size figure of this famous guest.

Today I´d like to take a stroll through the Palais Ferstel Passage – one of the most beautiful passages in Vienna! One of the places where time stands still!

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26/08/2014