Stock exchange
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| place | Vienna |
| District | Inner city |
| Created | 1870 |
| Confluent streets | Börsegasse , Wipplingerstraße, Rockhgasse, Helferstorferstraße |
| Buildings | KK Telegrafen Centrale , stock exchange |
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| User groups | Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , car traffic , bus routes 1A, 3A |
| Space design | One way street , park |
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| Square area | 7557 m² |
The stock exchange is on the 1st Viennese district of Inner City . It was created in 1870 and named after the Vienna Stock Exchange located here .
history
In the Middle Ages, the area of today's Börseplatz was in front of the Vienna city wall . Of belonging to the city wall was located at the present-day intersection Rockhgasse Wipplingerstraße and stock exchange Würffelturm , on the site of present-day blocks between stock exchange, Börsegasse , Renngasse and Wipplingerstraße was the passage storm . This section of the wall with the towers was demolished in 1558-1561 and instead a new fortification built their misery Bastion called curtain wall ran approximately along the north side of today's stock exchange. In 1860 this fortification also had to give way. The area was leveled and in 1870 the square was created, which was already named as Börseplatz at that time because the construction of the Vienna Stock Exchange building was planned here, which was then realized from 1874. The terminus of several tram lines was at Börseplatz; around 1970 the tracks were shut down here.
Location and characteristics
The long rectangular Börseplatz is located southeast of the back of the Vienna Stock Exchange building between the streets Börsegasse in the northeast and Wipplingerstrasse in the southwest. As an extension of the northern side of the square, Helferstorferstrasse runs in a south-westerly direction, Esslinggasse in a north-easterly direction; Rockhgasse forms the extension of the southern side of the square to the southwest. The area of the square is taken up by Hermann-Gmeiner-Park , which is framed on all four sides by roadways. All of these streets are one-way in opposite directions, so that it is not possible to walk around the square. The strongest through traffic runs along Wipplingerstraße, where bus routes 1A and 3A also run. Large parts of the road around the park are reserved for car parking spaces. With the exception of the secessionist house No. 7, the construction of the square dates back to the decade between 1870 and 1880 and thus forms a closed historical ensemble, which is dominated by the two monumental buildings of the Vienna Stock Exchange and the former telegraph office. Some business premises can only be found on the south side of the square.
Building
No. 1 Former telecommunications building
→ see main article KK Telegrafen Centrale
The listed building forms a block between Börsegasse, Rockhgasse, Hohenstaufengasse and Helferstorferstraße. It was built by an unknown architect between 1870 and 1873 in a strictly historical style for the Imperial and Royal Telegraph Central Station. Between 1900 and 1905 Eugen Fassbender added one storey to the building . Until 1996 this was the seat of the post and telegraph administration ; the building has been empty since then. Its front is dominated by a medium risk . Access is via a flight of stairs. There is a balcony at the height of the first floor . The parapet balustrade with the inscription "KK Telegraphen Centrale" is crowned by a group of figures depicting the allegory of telegraphy seated on a globe, flanked by two reclining women. From a distance, the radio tower built between 1964 and 1967 in the inner courtyard, which towers above the building, is clearly visible.
No. 2 Former stock exchange
→ see main article Vienna Stock Exchange (building)
The building, which is free-standing on four sides between Schottenring, Börsegasse, Börseplatz and Wipplingerstraße, is one of the outstanding magnificent buildings on Vienna's Ringstraße . It was built between 1873 and 1877 by Theophil von Hansen with the help of Carl Tietz in neo-renaissance style for the Vienna Stock Exchange , and served as the seat of this institution until 2000. The back of the building, which is striking in shape and color, faces the Börseplatz. It is dominated by the central projection with its large arched windows. The Spandrillen figures come from Hugo Haerdtl and Theodor Friedl .
The listed building is at the main address Schottenring 16.
No. 3 Former Epstein House
The corner house Börsegasse / Eßlinggasse was built in 1871 by Theophil von Hansen in a strictly historical style. On the bel étage, balconies with caryatid figures are eye- catching on the corner projections, which are squared with local stones . On the ground floor there are arcade windows with keystones set with geniuses . The attic zone is adorned with ornamental reliefs. Inside the building, the staircase with its arcade niches and the statue of Pomona is worth mentioning. In the courtyard there is a fountain and a statue of flora . The Baumann studio was designed in 1985 by Coop Himmelb (l) au in a deconstructivist manner.
No. 4 corner house
The building on the corner of Eßlinggasse and Börseplatz was built in 1873 by Julius Dörfel in the historicist style. After being destroyed in the Second World War, the facade was reconstructed. The corner risalit, which is square in stone, is remarkable with its two-storey, columned oriel , which is crowned by a balcony with caryatid baths and aedicule windows . On the side of Eßlinggasse is the portal flanked by columns and crowned by a balcony with an original wooden door. Also noteworthy is the foyer, which is adorned by arcades with spandex figures between Ionic pilasters .
No. 5 corner house
The house on the corner of Börsegasse / Börseplatz, built in the historicist style by Wilhelm Stiassny in 1879, is at the main address Börsegasse 9.
No. 6 residential building
The building, which is centrally located on the southern side of the Börseplatz, is very lavishly designed. It was built in 1879 by Carl Stephann in the historicist style. The facade emerges slightly from the corner buildings. It has a dominant central projection with a Tuscan column portal, above it balconies resting on consoles, and aedicule windows with Ionic columns. The interior is also very elaborately designed. The foyer is in two parts and richly stuccoed. The wrought iron railings and the multicolored terrazzo floors are remarkable . In the inner courtyard there is a two-storey pawlatsche as well as a fountain with a lion mask and a wrought iron lantern.
No. 7 corner house
The house on the corner of Börseplatz and Wipplingerstraße was built in 1912 by Hans Schneider . The facade is neoclassical in the style of the Wiener Werkstätte . Colossal pilaster strips with curved bay windows and balconies rise above the two-storey base zone designed for commercial premises . In the attic zone there is a remarkable gable on the side facing Börseplatz, and on the side facing Wipplingerstraße there is one that has been developed as a Doric temple facade. Inside, the foyer is made up of pilaster strips and has a tiled floor.
The Theater am Börseplatz was located in this building in the 1960s and 70s .
Hermann Gmeiner Park
The area of the square with about 4100 m² has been occupied by a public park since 1927, which was originally called Börsepark. A bronze bust of Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof has stood here since 1958 and is now in Esperanto Park. It was completely redesigned in 1993 and named after the founder of the SOS Children's Villages , Hermann Gmeiner . Almost all of the park is available for children to play with, only a few benches are located on the west side. The listed bronze bust of Hermann Gmeiner, which was created by Paul Peschke and is flanked by two large dedication panels, is also located there. There is a ball game cage on the east side of the park.
literature
- Richard Perger: Road, Towers and Bastions. The road network of the Vienna City in its development and its name . Franz Deuticke, Vienna 1991, ISBN 3-7005-4628-9 , p. 26
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Börseplatz. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 1, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1992, ISBN 3-218-00543-4 , p. 428 ( digitized version ).
- Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.): Dehio-Handbuch Wien. I. District - Inner City . Verlag Berger, Horn 2003, ISBN 3-85028-366-6 , pp. 655-656
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Coordinates: 48 ° 12 '51.9 " N , 16 ° 22' 2.6" E