Drahtgasse (Vienna)

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Wire Lane
coat of arms
Street in Vienna
Wire Lane
Basic data
place Vienna
District Inner city
Created 1862
Cross streets Ledererhof
Places At the court , Judenplatz
use
User groups pedestrian
Road design Pedestrian zone
Technical specifications
Street length approx. 45 meters

The wire alley located on the 1st Viennese district of Inner City . It was named in 1862 after the wire drawing trade .

history

Today's Drahtgasse was not viewed as a continuous, independent street in the Middle Ages, but was half of the adjacent squares. Today's parcel No. 1 was counted as belonging to the Ledererhof, while parcels 2, 3 and 4 belonged to the medieval Jewish town until 1421. A gate separated it from the Am Hof square . Later, in 1437, number 2 was added to the Am Hof ​​square. No. 3 was called Judenplatz am Eck in 1454 and 1460 when one went to the court , and No. 4 was called in 1437 Am Schulhof and 1458 Am Schulhof, otherwise called Judenplatz . Since the wire-drawing trade was located here in the Middle Ages, the street was named Wire Lane in 1862.

Location and characteristics

Drahtgasse from Am Hof ​​square in the direction of Judenplatz

The Drahtgasse establishes the connection between Am Hof ​​and Judenplatz . It is a short lane with a curved course that, together with the Ledererhof, which opens halfway up, forms a pedestrian zone . It is heavily frequented, especially by tourists. There are some gastronomic establishments here.

Drahtgasse from Ledererhof towards Judenplatz

With the exception of No. 3 ( Baroque ), the building consists of late historic houses.

building

No. 1: Residential house Zur Kugel

The almost completely free-standing building between Am Hof ​​square, Drahtgasse, Ledererhof and Färbergasse was built by Ludwig Tischler in the late historical style and in neo-baroque forms in 1882–1883 . In 1933 the architects Emil Hoppe and Otto Schönthal reduced the facade, which was reconstructed in 1990. At the base there is a gold-plated Turkish ball from 1683, which the house owner and member of the Outer Council, Michael Hatz, had attached to the previous building as a house sign.

The house is at the main address Am Hof ​​11 .

Drahtgasse No. 2 (1881–1882) by Franz von Neumann, and Drahtgasse No. 4 to the left of it

No. 2: residential building

The house was built by Franz von Neumann in the late historical style in 1881–1882 . The facade is divided into a high, grooved base zone with a basket arch portal and central and side projections . The central projection is particularly emphasized as there are two balconies with wrought iron bars and two-storey bay windows with coats of arms and mask cartridges. In the attic zone, truncated pyramidal roofs stand out with aedicule windows that lie above the risalits. Inside is the stucco-clad foyer that expands to the rear. It is characterized by Tuscan double pilasters , aediculan and stucco ceilings.

The restaurant "Gustl Bauer", which has been located here since 1937, was furnished in the local style by Josef Wagner from 1946–1947 . The extension in front of the house was built in 1979–1980 by Paul Slubetzky. It was the hangout of the mayor of Vienna, Helmut Zilk .

No. 3: To the five crowns

To the five crowns, Drahtgasse No. 3

The building block on Ledererhof and Drahtgasse, which is free on three sides, was built in 1724 for the city councilor Johann Christian Neupauer by combining five parcels with a high baroque town house facade. In the second half of the 18th century, there was a sales point for the Leonese leather goods produced in Margaret Castle . Peter Gerl carried out modifications to the house from 1828–1829.

The facade consists of a grooved base zone with a basket arch portal and windows that are differentiated from one storey to the next and are connected by flat profiled parapets and wall panels. In the middle of the bel étage there is a balcony with a significant wrought iron grille showing five crowns. In the inner courtyard you can see pawlatschen and walled-in pillar arcades on the ground floor. Inside there are several groin vaults, including a remarkable single-pillar room. Most of the roof structure, chimneys and cellar have been preserved in their original Baroque style. In the first basement there are several late medieval walls. The house is a listed building .

No. 4: Patzelt-Hof

Portal with mask, Drahtgasse No. 4

The building was erected free-standing on three sides between Drahtgasse, Judenplatz and Parisergasse in 1900 by Wilhelm Jelinek in a late historical style. From 1919 to 1923 , the first Jewish secondary school in Vienna, founded by Rabbi Zwi Perez Chajes , was located here . The primary school of the Archdiocese of Vienna is a Catholic private school with public rights and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2009. Well-known students were Wolfgang Schüssel , Rudolf Scholten and Paulus Manker . There is a side entrance with a mask on top of the facade facing Drahtgasse. There is also a two-story bay window here.

The building is located at the main address Judenplatz 6 and is a listed building.

literature

Web links

Commons : Drahtgasse  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 41.6 ″  N , 16 ° 22 ′ 7.9 ″  E