Ballgasse
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| place | Vienna Inner City |
| District | Inner city |
| Created | no later than the 14th century |
| Hist. Names | At the Himmelpforte, Auf der Dacken, Ballgässel |
| Cross streets | Rauhensteingasse, Blumenstockgasse , Weihburggasse |
| Places | Franziskanerplatz |
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| User groups | Foot traffic |
| Road design | one way street |
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| Street length | approx. 130 meters |
The Ballgasse is on the 1st Viennese district of Inner City . The Altstadtstrasse has a remarkable ensemble of Josephine houses.
history
In the Middle Ages, the Himmelpfort monastery was located in the area of today's Ballgasse. The lane next to it, curved several times, was first mentioned in 1370 under the name of Bei der Himmelpforte . At that time it comprised today's Blumenstockgasse and Ballgasse from the confluence of the latter to Franziskanerplatz. Today's section between Rauhensteingasse and Blumenstockgasse was blocked by the monastery buildings at that time. As early as the end of the 16th century, one of the oldest ball game houses in Vienna was located on the street called Auf der Dacken , so that the street was called Ballgässel since 1684 ; it became Ballgasse in 1827 . In 1783 the Himmelpfort monastery was abolished. The area was parceled out and rebuilt with Josephine houses. At that time the connection between Rauhensteingasse and the confluence with Blumenstockgasse was created. Since 1862 the older connection to Rauhensteingasse has been called Blumenstockgasse, while the newer connection to Rauhensteingasse created after the demolition of the monastery has been incorporated into Ballgasse.
Location and characteristics
Ballgasse runs straight from Rauhensteingasse to the east; after the confluence with Blumenstockgasse, it curves several times to the northeast, where it joins Franziskanerplatz . The last section is vaulted by the house at Franziskanerplatz 5. The entire alley is covered with cobblestones and is a one-way street.
Apart from house number 2, the building consists of a uniform Josephine ensemble of houses. Since the picturesque impression of the narrow alley invites you to take a stroll, there are several restaurants and pubs in Ballgasse. All buildings in Ballgasse are under monument protection .
Building
No. 1 Josephine residence
The building was erected in 1787 by Josef Gerl for Camillo Graf von Colloredo, including the structure of the Himmelpfort monastery . The seat of the Freemasons - Grand Lodge of Austria has been located here since 1985 . It is at the main address Rauhensteingasse 3.
No. 2 Former Allina Business School
The only building that does not fit into the Ballgasse ensemble was built in 1911/12 by Hans Mayr and Theodor Mayer in secessionist style for the private commercial school owner Max Allina. A primary school was later housed here. The corner house facing Rauhensteingasse rests on a simple base with pillars and cornices. The windows in the upper zone are vertically connected to one another by concave curved parapets . The attic zone is accentuated by a protruding cornice and the beveled corner. There is an attic gable in Ballgasse. The portal has pillars, two sculptures by Wilhelm Bormann depicting wisdom and trade, a multi-curved roof, a glazed wooden gate and sloping wall panels with vegetal decoration. Original metal lights and railings can still be seen in the stone-clad hallway and in the tiled staircase.
No. 3 On the Holy Trinity
The late classicist corner house was built by Josef Klee in 1832 . Ludwig van Beethoven lived in the previous building in 1819/20 . The Zum new Blumenstock beer tavern has been located here since the 1840s . The building is at the main address, Blumenstockgasse 5.
No. 4 Josephine dwelling house
The Josephine house was built by Josef Meissl in 1785 and restored from 1992 to 1998. Ludwig van Beethoven lived here in 1809 , Franz Grillparzer in 1823–26 and Ignaz Franz Castelli in 1823 . The framed windows on the upper floor are suspected, the facade is structured by cordon cornices and has an attic floor. The arched portal with segmental arch roofing has been renewed, while the wooden door is original. In the inner courtyard there are conspicuous early classicist cylindrical staircases, which are openly visible from Pawlatschen . In the cellar there are still remains of the former Himmelpfort monastery from the 1st quarter of the 17th century.
No. 5 Early Classicist house
The early classicist house was built in 1796/97 by Ernest Koch for Josef Freiherrn von Weinbrenner. The building blocks Ballgasse's access to Franziskanerplatz, so that a barrel-vaulted passage was created, which is entered through a round arched portal. Towards Ballgasse there is a simpler facade, bent at obtuse angles than on Franziskanerplatz, with straight roofs and curbstones. The building is at the main address, Franziskanerplatz 5.
No. 6 To the old flower stick
The previous building came into the possession of the nuns at Zur Himmelpforte in 1702, when it was exchanged for another house on Landstrasse . After the abolition of the monastery, it was built after 1784 and was owned by the Geymüller family of bankers in 1825 . The well-known beer pub Zum alten Blumenstöckl by Michael Wichtel and later by Franz Obermayer was the founding place of the sociable artists' association Ludlamshöhle . Beethoven, who lived next door, often met here with his future biographer Anton Felix Schindler . Towards the end of the 1840s, the restaurant moved to the house opposite at Ballgasse 3, where it was continued under the name Zum neue Blumenstock . The successor restaurant was rebuilt in 1853 by Franz Schebek . In 1906/07 the night light cabaret was located here , in which Egon Friedell and Alexander Roda Roda appeared. The interior was designed by Oskar Laske .
The bent facade of the building with shallow portal projections has a grooved base zone with a segmented arch portal. In the simple inner courtyard with pawlatschen aisles was built around 1900 for a restaurant. In the first basement of the cellar there are remains of the Himmelpfort monastery from the first quarter of the 17th century, in the barrel-vaulted second basement there is a keystone with the Lamb of God from 1744.
No. 8 The Bourgeois Carpenter's Herberg
In the previous building from the end of the 16th century, the Boyersche Ballhaus, documented in 1628, was located in the alley called Auf der Dacken . The city of Vienna rented the house in 1658 and made it available to German and Italian comedians. In the 18th century it came into the possession of Johann Edler von Zoller, then the carpenter's guild. Maria Theresa ordered the establishment of a hostel for unemployed journeyman carpenters, which was built by Peter Mollner in 1772/73 . The building remained the guild house until 1893.
The Josephine facade has a concave bend. Above the grooved base zone, the upper zone rises above a cordon cornice with windows that are suspected and vertically connected by parapet. The basket arch portal with the keystone marked with WH shows the inscription No. 1343 The bourgeois carpenter Herberg 1772 . On the ground floor there is a ceiling with plastered mirrors from the 2nd quarter of the 19th century, on the 1st floor there is the former guild hall by Johann Straberger from 1844.
literature
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Ballgasse. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 1, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1992, ISBN 3-218-00543-4 , p. 239 ( digitized version ).
- Federal Monuments Office (ed.): Dehio-Handbuch Wien. I. District - Inner City . Berger publishing house: Horn 2003, ISBN 3-85028-366-6
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Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 22.4 " N , 16 ° 22 ′ 24.1" E