Liebknechthof
The Liebknechthof is a social residential complex of the municipality of Vienna in the 12th district of Meidling , built 1926-27 according to plans by Karl Krist .
Building description
The Liebknechthof is located at Böckhgasse 2-4 and is enclosed by Malfattigasse, Herthergasse and Längenfeldgasse . The complex comprises 426 apartments on 28 stairs and is located on a triangular plot. There are open and closed courtyards facing the street with strongly expressionistic structural elements such as tower-like buildings, pointed arches, pointed bay windows, triangular windows and corner balconies. Inside the castle-like complex there are communal facilities such as a laundry room or a kindergarten. The Liebknechthof is next to the George Washington Hof the most important work of Karl Krist.
history
The Liebknechthof is named after the two German labor leaders Wilhelm Liebknecht and his son Karl Liebknecht . A plaque in the community building indicates this. During the civil war , the residential complex was occupied by members of the Schutzbund on February 12, 1934 and held against the overwhelming force of government troops until the morning of February 14.
literature
- Hans and Rudolf Hautmann: The municipal housing of the Red Vienna 1919-1934 . Vienna 1980
Web links
- Liebknechthof municipal housing in the digital cultural property register of the City of Vienna (PDF file)
- Liebknechthof. In: dasrotewien.at - Web dictionary of the Viennese social democracy. SPÖ Vienna (Ed.)
Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′ 50 ″ N , 16 ° 20 ′ 27 ″ E