Grand Hotel Pittner
The Grand Hotel Pittner (also Hotel zum rothen Krebs ) was a grand hotel in St. Pölten . The luxury hotel, which had been an inn since the 17th century and was built in its later form from 1896 under Franz Pittner , existed until 1984. Today, the complex mainly houses a medical center in addition to business premises.
history
In place of today's parent house on the corner of Kremsergasse and Klostergasse, there is evidence of building since at least 1367; the “zum rothen Krebs” inn was first mentioned in 1674. A large part of the land that is integrated into the building complex today was also built on in 1367.
Franz Pittner Sr. bought the inn "zum rothen Krebs" in 1837, shortly afterwards he had the house re-faced. Pittner acquired the entire block of houses in the following years: in 1854 he bought the house on the corner of Kremsergasse / Stiftgasse, and from 1869 the buildings between Klostergasse and Stiftgasse on Grenzgasse followed successively.
His son Franz Pittner took over the house from his father and from 1896 planned the conversion of the simple hotel into a grand hotel based on the model of large New York houses. Since a renovation of the main building was not possible due to a new development plan, he had his new building project built on the side facing away from Kremsergasse at the corner of Klostergasse and Grenzgasse. In 1907/1908 the new building complex was extended to the south and west, with part of the Stiftgasse being built. Completion of the construction in Kremsergasse, for which a building permit was already available, failed when the First World War broke out.
The interior had been repeatedly adapted in the course of the renovation work. In 1891, for example, Pittner had the "Kaisersaal", a splendidly designed ballroom, built into the old building. Then the Kaisersaal was converted into a cinema , which was in operation from April 1914. The “first radio receiving station” in St. Pölten was also built in the Grand Hotel, and in 1924 the first music performances from Vienna were played.
The hotel was closed at the end of April 1984 and converted into a medical center from 1995 to 1997. The civil engineering office of Wolfgang Pfoser was responsible for the conversion and also planned the medical center in Klostergasse, which is connected to a bridge.
City Cinema Pittner
The Stadtkino Pittner was the first permanent cinema in St. Pölten, it was created through the renovation of the Kaisersaal. The cinema opened on April 12, 1914 with a screening of the film The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter and offered 612 viewers.
In 1962 the former cinema was converted into business premises, but the cinema continued to operate. In 1964 the cinema operated a Philips DP70 projector which was later passed on to the Forum cinema.
The Imperial Hall around 1900
The cinema shortly after it opened in 1914
Building description
Parent company
At the location of the building at the corner of Kremser Gasse and Klostergasse, development was first documented in 1367. The core of today's structure goes back to the inn, which was first mentioned in 1674. In 1837, as part of the purchase by Franz Pittner, the building was rebuilt, and in 1870 Pittner had an attic wall built. In 1886 the building was redesigned under the supervision of Johann Wohlmeyer , and the later removed frescoes on the history of the city of St. Pölten were created on the north side.
The two-storey building was fundamentally changed by adding a passage on the ground floor. Today there is a shop on the first floor, the upper floor is used for residential purposes.
The parent company between 1886 and 1896
The head office at the corner of Klostergasse and Kremsergasse
New building from 1896
The new building was implemented in three stages between 1896 and 1913, the concept was designed by Richard Frauenfeld , the architect was Johann Zeilinger . The five-storey building on a U-shaped floor plan in the Wilhelminian style is structured against Klostergasse with 14, against Grenzgasse with 15 and against Stiftgasse with 5 axes.
Around 1900, only the wing on Grenzgasse was completed
Around 1914
Grenzgasse
Facade detail Grenzgasse
literature
- Manfred Wieninger : Telling St. Pöltner street names. Loewenzahn, Innsbruck 2002, ISBN 3-7066-2208-4 , p. 110: Entry on Franz-Pittner-Gasse .
- Thomas Karl among other things: The art monuments of the city of St. Pölten and its incorporated localities. Berger, Horn 1999, ISBN 3-85028-310-0 ( Austrian Art Topography 54). Chapter formerly Grandhotel Pittner , pp. 158–161
- Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.): The art monuments of Austria - Lower Austria south of the Danube, in two parts. Part 2: M – Z. Verlag Berger, Horn 2003 ISBN 3-85028-365-8 . Chapter former Grandhotel Pittner , p. 2001
- Thomas Pulle, Thomas Karl and others, Stadtmuseum St. Pölten (ed.): A city in motion. St. Pölten 1918–1938 , St. Pölten et al. 2012. Chapter Cinema and Theater in St. Pölten , pp. 211–241.
Web links
- Grand Hôtel Pittner, "on the red cancer", in St. Pölten. In: Der Bautechniker , March 2, 1900, p. 1 (online at ANNO ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Advertisement 1908 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ When the images learned to move in St. Pölten ( memento of the original from February 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on cinema-paradiso.at
- ^ Siegfried Nasko , Willibald Rosner et al. (Ed.): St. Pölten in the 20th century. History of a city. Residenz-Verlag, St. Pölten et al. 2010, ISBN 978-3-7017-3155-8 . Chapter St. Pölten is building , p. 70.
- ^ Siegfried Nasko : St. Pölten Yearbook. 1978/79, St. Pölten 1979. Chapter City Chronicle 1984, April , p. 87.
- ↑ From the laudation by Mayor Mag. Stadler on the occasion of the awarding of the ring of honor of the state capital St. Pölten to Univ.Doz. Dr. Franz Frühwald
- ^ Civil engineer Wolfgang Pfoser - formerly Grand Hotel Pittner
- ^ Civil engineer Wolfgang Pfoser - new medical center in Klostergasse
- ↑ (City cinema opening in the Hotel Pittner.). In: Oesterreichische Land-Zeitung / German-Austrian Land-Zeitung , April 18, 1914, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).
- ^ Lower Austria - Sankt Pölten on allekinos.com
- ↑ North American Philips Company, Inc., 1964: Philips DP70 70/35 mm projector installations all over the world
- ↑ DP70s in Austria at in70mm.com
