Second crypt

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Second crypt

The Second Crypt is a Caritas Vienna homeless facility in the 18th district of Währing .

Location and architecture

The second crypt is at the address Lacknergasse 98 in the Weinhaus district .

The building by the architect Jože Plečnik is a reinforced concrete structure in the neo-empire style or neoclassicism . In the external appearance, strict forms meet decorative elements. The house, originally built as a child protection station and later used as a men's home, has a functional floor plan. The aisle is laid out like a hall. It is bordered by glazed ceiling panels at both ends, which mean that daylight falls through all floors down to the ground floor.

The building is a listed building .

history

The building, commissioned by Johann Evangelist Zacherl, co-founder of the Catholic Association for Child Protection Stations , was built in 1907 and was initially used as a child protection station. The Währing politician Josefine Kurzbauer was particularly active as a welfare worker and social worker. In 1983, Caritas made the building available to Sister Grata of the Sisters of Charity of Vincent de Paul , who began feeding homeless men there. The association Homeless Aid Sister Grata was founded with the help of the dean Norbert Roth to provide financial and moral support to the nun .

After the student protests in October 2009 were after the evacuation of the main auditorium of the University of Vienna and 80 homeless people who had stayed there without accommodation. Accommodation in the Caritas homeless facility Gruft in Vienna- Mariahilf was not possible because no EU foreigners could be accommodated there. This took the Caritas of the Archdiocese of Vienna as an opportunity to open the second tomb in the Lacknergasse as 24-hour emergency shelter throughout the year. Originally this was intended as a temporary measure, but in 2011 crypt 2 became permanent.

deals

For homeless men and women, the Caritas day center offers accommodation, shower and washing facilities. Sleeping bags will be provided if required. Breakfast is free, lunch is available for a symbolic price. There is also an emergency sleeping place for women.

literature

  • Christine Fabi: Plečnik and the child protection station in Lacknergasse 98, Vienna 18 . Thesis. Vienna University of Technology, Vienna 2011.

Web links

Commons : Lacknergasse 98, Vienna  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.): Dehio-Handbuch: Die Kunstdenkmäler Österreich - Topographisches Denkmälerinventar. Vienna X-XIX and XXI to XXIII district . Verlag Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna 1996, ISBN 3-7031-0693-X , p. 499-500 .
  2. ^ Friedrich Achleitner: Austrian architecture in the 20th century. A guide in three volumes. tape 3 , part 2: 2nd, 13th-18th District. Residenz-Verlag, Salzburg 1995, ISBN 978-3-7017-0704-1 , p. 232 .
  3. ^ Vienna: immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. Federal Monuments Office, January 18, 2018, accessed on November 24, 2018 .
  4. ^ Johann Evangelist Zacherl - Vienna History Wiki. Retrieved November 24, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Suffrage and Politics | Währinger Frauenweg. Retrieved November 24, 2018 .
  6. ^ Association history. Retrieved November 24, 2018 .
  7. ^ "Second crypt" for the homeless of the Audimax . In: The press . ( diepresse.com [accessed November 24, 2018]).
  8. ↑ ADVOKAT management consultancy: § 7a WSHG (Vienna Social Welfare Act), group of people - JUSLINE Austria. Retrieved November 24, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Homeless: Second crypt moves back to Währing - derStandard.at. Retrieved November 24, 2018 .
  10. ↑ second tomb. Caritas of the Archdiocese of Vienna, accessed on November 24, 2018 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 13 ′ 37.5 ″  N , 16 ° 20 ′ 0.8 ″  E