Bartensteingasse
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| Basic data | |
| place | Vienna Inner City |
| District | Inner city |
| Created | 1873 |
| Cross streets | Doblhoffgasse , Stadiongasse , Lichtenfelsgasse |
| use | |
| User groups | Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , car traffic |
| Road design | One way |
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| Street length | approx. 260 meters |
The Bartensteingasse located on the 1st Viennese district of Inner City . It was named in 1873 after the statesman and diplomat Johann Christoph Bartenstein .
history
In the area of today's Bartensteingasse there was originally the glacis in front of the city walls of Vienna and the parade and parade ground. From 1870, the area around the new Vienna City Hall (Rathausviertel) was built uniformly and systematically. The Bartensteingasse was laid out and named in 1873 as part of these plans. The last building on the street was completed in 1887–1888.
Location and characteristics
The Bartensteingasse runs from Schmerlingplatz northwards to Lichtenfelsgasse . It is run in the opposite direction as a one-way street and some cyclists can drive in the opposite direction. Public transport does not run on it.
The building was built in a strictly historical style.
building
Number 1-5
This building block between Bartensteingasse, Doblhoffgasse , Auerspergstrasse and Schmerlingplatz is the largest of its kind in the town hall district. It was built in 1873–1874 by Josef Hudetz and Moritz Hinträger on an irregular floor plan. Noticeable design features are exposed tiles on the upper floors, atlases on the ground floor of the risalits, herms on the attic storey, column portals and corner projections with truncated pyramidal roofs. The driveways are designed in different ways, such as with spandrel groove figures, frieze putti or stucco ceilings.
The Embassy of Georgia is in house number 5 .
number 2
This semi-detached house in the form of the Viennese Neo-Renaissance was built by Heinrich Claus and Joseph Gross in 1874–1875 . It is located at Schmerlingplatz 4–5.
Number 4
The rental house was built in 1875 by Carl Lesk in the Viennese neo-renaissance style. Its facade is structured by additive gable windows and has a central bay.
Number 6
The strictly historical corner house was built in 1874–1875 by Wilhelm Stiassny . It is located at Doblhoffgasse 3.
Number 7
The former girls' school was built by Hörner & Dantine in 1877. It is located at Doblhoffgasse 6.
Number 8
The late historic corner house was built by Ludwig Zatzka in 1887–1888 . It has a corner risalit with a truncated pyramid roof and a giant pilaster with grimacing heads on the cornice consoles. The entrance is structured by pilasters and ribbed vaults.
Number 9
The corner house was built between 1883 and 1884 according to plans by Ludwig Tischler for Charles Jung. It is designed in the style of the Viennese Neo-Renaissance . The facade is noticeable through a corner projectile with a bay window and a remarkable balcony. But the interior is more interesting. The Beletage was furnished by Adolf Loos around 1913 and has been the seat of the music collection of the Vienna City and State Library (now the Vienna City Library ) since 1991 . She owns very valuable manuscripts and printed music by the most important Austrian composers of the 18th to 21st centuries. The original apartment consisted of a salon, children's room, bedroom, dining room and music room and is equipped with elegant furniture, wall coverings, carpets and windows. In today's reading room, the former music salon, there is a bust of Arnold Schönberg , which was created by Louis Zack in 1907. The history of the apartment is shown in a permanent exhibition.
Number 13
The through-house was built by Johann Schieder 1880–1883 in the style of the Viennese Neo-Renaissance . It is located at Rathausstrasse 8.
Number 14
Ludwig Tischler built this house in 1881–1882. Like the other houses on the street, it is designed in the style of the Viennese Neo-Renaissance . The facade is structured by additive gable windows and has a wooden gate.
Number 15
The side of one of the arcade houses , Lichtenfelsgasse 5. It was built in 1883 by Franz von Neumann .
Number 16
The back of the arcade house at Rathausplatz 7–9. It was built in 1877–1878 by Friedrich von Schmidt and Franz von Neumann .
literature
- Felix Czeike : Historical Lexicon Vienna Volume 1 . Kremayr & Scheriau: Vienna 1992
- Günther Buchinger: Dehio manual. I. District - Inner City . Published by the Federal Monuments Office. Verlag Berger, Horn 2003, ISBN 3-85028-366-6 .
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 31 ″ N , 16 ° 21 ′ 24 ″ E