February Theme Day: White

A white and beautifully ornated façade in the 6th district. I have taken this photo already six years ago, so I guess today it's not this neat any more as the building is located on a street with heavy traffic.
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Look up

Don't forget to look up every once in a while, there are a lot of beautiful facades to see...

Park Hyatt Vienna

The Park Hyatt Vienna hotel was opened in June 2014. The building was constructed between 1913 and 1915 and originally housed the Lower Austrian Escompte Bank. The hotel is located at Am Hof, the largest and oldest square in the inner city of Vienna, and part of the luxury shopping area "Golden Quarter".

I'll Give You Three Guesses

Guess which of these very similar apartment buildings has recently been renovated... I love the French windows!

Majolikahaus

The Art Nouveau Majolikahaus (1898-1899) in the 6th district was designed by Austrian architect Otto Wagner. The ornate building is namend after the weather-proof, ceramic tiles painted in floral designs on its facade as in majolica pottery.

University of Economics #3

Building D2 of the University of Economics was designed by Japanese Hitoshi Abe Studio. The facade was inspired by French millefeuille pastry.
The façade design was inspired by French Millefeuille pastry,

Overgrown Façade

Except for the ground floor the façade of this building is completely overgrown with Virgina creeper. A real eye-catcher!

Former Civic Armoury

We are still on the Am Hof square. The central fire station is located on one side of this square. The fire equipment used to be stored in the adjoining Vienna Civic Armoury, built in 1530. Initially an unadorned, functional building, it was redesigned in 1731/32 into a splendid building with a Baroque façade which shows the Habsburg shield and allegorical figures created by the Italian sculptor Lorenzo Mattielli.

Albrecht Dürer Hof

The Albrecht Dürer Hof in the 6th district was built in 1902 in the style of the German Reinaissance although at that time this style wasn't usual any more. I guess the building was named after Albrecht Dürer because he was a representative of the German Renaissance.

Façade Detail #39

The mosaic on the facade of this apartment building in the 19th district depicts the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Probus. He revoked Rome's exclusive right to plant noble vine, and he employed the soldiers in time of peace on useful works, such as the planting of vineyards in Gaul, Pannonia and other districts, in order to restart the economy in these devastated lands. The 19th district is a wine-growing district within Vienna's city limit.

Modern Façade

During a recent bicycle tour this façade of a car park caught my eyes. Well, red is one of my favourite colours...

KUNST HAUS WIEN

Yesterday evening I went to see an exhibition about shoes in art and design at KUNST HAUS WIEN. The museum is located in the 3district, in a former Thonet furniture factory that has been remodelled by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. For him human misery was a result of the rational, sterile, monotonous architecture; he propagated instead an architecture in harmony with nature with uneven floors, woods on the roof and spontaneous vegetation. His buildings are not to everybody's taste, but they really stand out of the normal.

Façades

Beautiful façades in the 3rd district. I love especially the small balconies.

May Theme Day: Squares

The geometric façade of the department building of the University of Economics and Business. The building was designed by Estudio Carme Pinós S. L., based in Barcelona (Spain).

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Façade Detail #29

Beautiful details on the façade of an apartment building in the 2nd district.

Façade Detail #28

 A beautiful Art Nouveau façade in the the 3rd district.

Façade Detail #27

I love to find interesting and/or beautiful details on the Viennese façades. During my last walk in the 19th district this coat of arms and the inscription "Voluntas Ferrea" (Iron will) caught my eyes. Unfortunately I couldn't find any information about this mansion on the internet.

Beautiful Façade

The beautiful neo-baroque façade of a ***hotel in the city center.

Sprayed Artwork #1

Douglas Hoekzema - an artist from Miami, Florida - created a temporary artwork on the glass facade of the "designtower" in the 2nd district. The artwork will be on display until mid September 2013. Click here for a short making of video.

Façade Detail #26

A detail of the neo-Gothic parsonage of St. Elisabeth in the fourth district.