Amalienbad
The Amalienbad is a well-known municipal indoor swimming pool at Reumannplatz 23 in Favoriten , Vienna's 10th district.
history
The Amalienbad was built between 1923 and 1926 by the Vienna city administration according to plans by the architects Karl Schmalhofer and Otto Nadel and at that time was "the largest and most modern bathing establishment in Central Europe " ( AZ , 1926). The large sculptures on the facade were created by Karl Stemolak , the ceramic interior decoration comes from the art ceramic workshops of the Schwadron brothers . From an architectural point of view, the bathroom was based on the layout of Roman thermal baths . The elegant interior was in the Art Deco style. In addition to grandstands, the swimming pool also had a movable glass roof that could be opened in just three minutes. In addition to the swimming pool, the facility also included spas and offered space for around 1,300 visitors.
While the pool was still being built, the previous Bürgerplatz in front of it and only a few weeks after the death of Jakob Reumann in July 1925, the “first workers mayor of Vienna”, was renamed after him, like the Arbeiter-Zeitung (AZ), the central organ of the social democracy German Austria , after the opening of the Amalienbad in July 1926, proclaimed: “In the past, the places in Favoriten were named after the members of the Habsburg family [...]. Now there is a Viktor Adlerplatz , a Reumannplatz and an Amalienbad, which is not named after an archduchess , but after a worker ”, namely after the favorite and social democratic councilor Amalie Pölzer, who died in 1924 . Mayor Karl Seitz opened "the bath in the Proletenviertel" on July 8, 1926 with the words:
“We have just talked and written a lot about this bathroom, and above all they said, why do you build this bathroom far out in a proletarian district? To which I answer: Yes, we built this bath in this proletarian district in order to build up a piece of beauty in the middle of these old houses, because we want physical culture to penetrate the broadest masses of the people. It should be clearly shown here that working people need air, light and water. I only regret that the councilor Amalia [sic!] Pölzer, the wife of our member of parliament, after whom the bath is named, did not live to see this day. "
During the Second World War , the bathroom was badly damaged and only rebuilt in an economy variant. An extensive general renovation took place between 1979 and 1986.
Infrastructure
The Amalienbad is divided into the swimming pool, sauna, shower bath and sunbathing areas. The indoor swimming pool includes a sports and lane swimming pool measuring 33.3 × 12.5 meters and a depth of 1.25 to 4.85 meters and a children's pool. The diving platform is only accessible to schools and clubs. In the sauna area the usual sauna offers including whirlpool and infrared cabin are available. The offer also includes a simplified spa area and gastronomy with a restaurant and sauna buffet.
In addition, an outpatient clinic for physical therapy and the municipal department 44, “Vienna Baths”, are located in the building complex .
See also
Web links
- Amalienbad. In: dasrotewien.at - Web dictionary of the Viennese social democracy. SPÖ Vienna (Ed.)
- Amalienbad in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Amalienbad - indoor swimming pool of the city of Vienna. In: wien.gv.at.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d The bath in the Proletenviertel. In: Arbeiter-Zeitung , Morgenblatt, July 9, 1926, p. 1 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ Interactive exhibition project, 5. – 30. November 2014, in the MAK FORUM ; Brothers Squadron. Project Schwadron website , as of March 1, 2014.
- ↑ The grand opening of the Amalienbad. Mayor Seitz: “Just in this proletarian district!”. In: Illustrierte Kronen-Zeitung , July 9, 1926, p. 5 (online at ANNO ).
Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′ 27.4 " N , 16 ° 22 ′ 43.7" E