Liebiggasse
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| Basic data | |
| place | Vienna Inner City |
| District | Inner city |
| Created | 1874 |
| Cross streets | Reichsratsstrasse , Ebendorferstrasse , Rathausstrasse , Landesgerichtsstrasse |
| use | |
| User groups | Foot traffic , car traffic |
| Road design | One way |
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| Street length | approx. 200 meters |
The Liebig Street is on the 1st Viennese district of Inner City . It was named in 1874 after the founder of organic chemistry , the German Justus von Liebig .
Characteristics and course
The short street is in the so-called town hall district, a uniformly planned area on the site of the former parade and parade ground in front of the city gates. This was part of the Josefstädter Glacis . After the city walls were razed and the Vienna Ringstrasse was built, the town hall district was also built. Liebiggasse is located at its northern end parallel to Universitätsstrasse and extends from Reichsratsstrasse and the rear of the main building of the University of Vienna in the east to Landesgerichtsstrasse in the west. The alley is run as a one-way street . The buildings on it are largely historical , many of them belong to the university.
Notable buildings
number 1
The arcade house is located at Reichsratsstrasse 11-13 and was built in 1883 by Emil von Förster in a late historical style.
number 2
The arcade house is located at Reichsratsstrasse 15-17 and was built by Ludwig Tischler from 1881 to 1882 in the form of the Viennese Neo-Renaissance .
Number 3
The building is located at Ebendorferstrasse 10 and was built by Wilhelm Stiassny in a strictly historical style between 1883 and 1884.
Number 4
The corner house on Ebendorferstrasse was built in 1881–1882 by Andreas Luckeneder . It is a strictly historical building in the style of the Viennese neo-renaissance. The facade has a side elevation and a cornice with brackets drawn down between skylights. The vestibule is structured by pilasters and has an aedicule with an acroter figure . The windows in the stairwell and by the elevator are decorated with etched glass.
Number 5
The most notable building in the middle of Liebiggasse is the former Ministry of Agriculture, which was built by Emanuel Trojan von Bylanow in 1882–1883. The building, which is free standing on three sides, has a large banded Tuscan central portal with a double-headed eagle in the lunette. There are cups on the gable tops. A double eagle cartridge can be seen on the second floor. The vestibule is designed with three aisles as a columned hall. Today it is home to the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Vienna.
Number 6
Opposite the former agriculture ministry was originally the corps command building in Vienna , which was destroyed in 1945. The new institute building of the University of Vienna was built in its place at Universitätsstrasse 7. The rear of the building is in Liebiggasse.
Number 7
The former Königswarter house is located at Rathausstrasse 15-17 and was built in 1881 by Wilhelm Stiassny . Today the Hotel Rathauspark is located here.
Number 8
The building, which is free standing on three sides, was built by Ludwig Richter in 1881–1882 . The strictly historical building shows the influence of Theophil von Hansen and is divided into three zones. Above the rusticated plinth there is a zone made of exposed bricks on the upper floors and finally a smooth plastered parapet . On the corner projections there are two-storey bay windows with caryatid baths. Behind the two entrances on the side facades follow vestibules with black pilasters and Corinthian columns .
Number 9
The building is located at Landesgerichtsstrasse 18 and was built by Anton Adametz in 1881–1882.
literature
- Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.): Dehio-Handbuch Wien. I. District - Inner City . Berger publishing house: Horn, 2003
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 48.4 ″ N , 16 ° 21 ′ 27.3 ″ E