Friday, May 1, 2015

May Theme Day: Revolution

At the beginning of the 20th century the "Loos Haus" was an architectural revolution: In 1909 the banker Leopold Goldstein commissioned the Austrian architect Adolf Loos to construct a commercial building on Michaelerplatz for his enterprise. The building caused a great scandal because of its, at that time, unusual plain facade without shutters, mantle stones or other ornaments. The general public demanded the demolition of the building and Emperor Franz Joseph I refused to enter the Imperial Palace from Michaelerplatz ever again.
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5 comments:

  1. William KendallMay 1, 2015 at 9:40 PM

    And now it looks like a place with a lot of character and class.

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  2. KateMay 1, 2015 at 10:07 PM

    Still no shutters, but it is a beauty primarily because of its simplicity!!

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  3. JimMay 2, 2015 at 11:26 AM

    A great theme day post.

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  4. PerthDailyPhotoMay 2, 2015 at 1:27 PM

    Personally I think this is a very elegant building Vreni, not even what I'd call plain, can't imagine what the Emperor's problem was :)

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  5. Hull and HereaboutsMay 2, 2015 at 6:53 PM

    I'm usually a fan of flower boxes but I think they are spoiling the facade here.

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