Donnergasse
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| Basic data | |
| place | Vienna |
| District | Inner city |
| Hist. Names | Alley as you go into Kernerstraße, Spitlgässel, Spitalgasse |
| Connecting roads | Himmelpfortgasse, Plankengasse |
| Cross streets | Kärntner Strasse |
| Places | New market |
| use | |
| User groups | pedestrian |
| Road design | Pedestrian zone |
| Technical specifications | |
| Street length | approx. 29 meters |
The Thunder Alley is on the 1st Viennese district of Inner City . It was named in 1862 after the sculptor Georg Raphael Donner , whose famous fountain is in the immediate vicinity on the Neuer Markt .
history
The little alley already existed in the 15th century. It is occupied in 1420 and 1437 as a street when you walk into Kernerstraße . It was later named after the cellar of the citizens' hospital, which was documented until 1675 and which was located in the area of today's parcels on Donnergasse 2, Neuer Markt 3 and Kärntner Straße 12. In 1770 we find the name Spitlgässel and in 1821 and 1848 the name Spitalgasse . In 1862 it was officially defined as Donnergasse.
Location and characteristics
The very short Donnergasse forms the connection between Kärntner Straße and the Neuer Markt. It is a pedestrian zone and connected to that of Kärntner Straße. There is a high number of pedestrians, as the pedestrian zone on Kärntner Straße is one of the most popular places in Vienna's inner city. Accordingly, the Donnergasse is completely lined with shops.
The construction of Donnergasse consists of a historic building and a hotel from the post-war period.
building
No. 1: corner house
The narrow, three-sided detached house between Kärntner Strasse, Donnergasse and Neuer Markt was built in 1899 by Alois Maria Wurm-Arnkreuz in the neo-baroque style. It is at the main address Kärntner Straße 20.
No. 2: Hotel Europa
At this point there was an extension to the Hotel Meissl & Schadn built by Karl König , which burned down in 1945. The current building of the Hotel Europa was built between 1957 and 1958 by Erich Boltenstern . Its facade was renewed in 1999. The house is at the main address Kärntner Straße 18.
literature
- Richard Perger: streets, 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. 39
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Donnergasse. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 2, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1993, ISBN 3-218-00544-2 , p. 78 ( digitized version ).
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Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 22 ″ N , 16 ° 22 ′ 16 ″ E