Vienna Media News 02/2018 Otto Wagner in Vienna – photo gallery
Otto Wagner (1841-1918)
Otto Wagner, born in 1841 in Vienna, was much more than an architect. In today’s parlance he would be known as a designer, urbanist and developer. His early projects saw him work on the showpiece Ringstrasse boulevard, but he soon freed himself from the shackles of historicism. As an urban planner, Otto Wagner left behind a visible legacy in Vienna. His buildings combine technical pragmatism with high aesthetic standards.
© Wien Museum
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Austrian Post Savings Bank
Wagner’s Austrian Post Savings Bank is counted as a key work of European modernist architecture and fin de siècle Vienna. Completed in the first district between 1904 and 1912, this building was Wagner’s magnus opus and the most modern in his portfolio. The overarching criteria for the project – fitness for purpose and usability – led to intelligent, coherent and highly aesthetically-pleasing solutions for every single construction detail, interior design feature and item of furniture.
Austrian Post Savings Bank, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna,
www.ottowagner.com
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Austrian Post Savings Bank armchair
Otto Wagner pushed the boundaries associated with the traditional role of an architect, insisting on also creating a custom interior for the Post Savings Bank. He took it upon himself to personally attend to details such as the flooring, wall panelling, rugs, radiators, lamps, clocks, door handles, lecterns, light switches, chairs, desks, wardrobes, safes and much more. Produced by Gebrüder Thonet and based on Wagner’s original designs, the armchair is part of the unique collection on display at the MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art.
MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art, Stubenring 5, 1010 Vienna, www.mak.at
© MAK Nathan Murrell
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Kirche am Steinhof (Church of St. Leopold)
Built between 1904 and 1907, Kirche am Steinhof (Church of St. Leopold), one of Wagner’s architectural masterpieces, was the first modernist-era church to be built in Europe. The majority of the interior fixtures and fittings such as lights, benches and altars were created by Wagner himself, while other features were contributed by his contempories. Koloman Moser created the stained-glass windows and Othmar Schimkowitz designed the angels on top of the columns of the portico as well as the angel on the main altar. Covered with gleaming copper panels, the dome can be seen from a considerable distance as the church sits at the top of an incline on the grounds of a former mental hospital in the hilly western part of the city.
Kirche am Steinhof, Baumgartner Höhe 1, 1140 Vienna
© WienTourismus/ Christian Stemper
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Wienzeile apartment buildings
Designed by Otto Wagner, this ensemble of apartment buildings opposite Naschmarkt is a seminal example of fin-de-siècle Viennese Art Nouveau. The facade of the Majolikahaus building is clad with weatherproof tiles featuring brightly coloured floral motifs. Linke Wienzeile 38 features golden medallions contrasted with white plaster in a design created by Koloman Moser. The lifts inside the buildings are dripping with Art Nouveau ornamentation.
Linke Wienzeile 38-40, 1060 Vienna
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Hohenstaufengasse 3
Located in Hohenstaufengasse in the first district, the former headquarters of Österreichische Länderbank (holder of the coveted imperial warrant), was Otto Wagner’s first public commission. Built in 1883/1884 the property marked the inception of twentieth century Viennese architecture. Today it is used by the Office of the Federal Chancellor.
Hohenstaufengasse 3, 1010 Vienna
© Christian Jobst / PID
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Otto Wagner Karlsplatz Pavilions
Building the Stadtbahn railway was turn-of-the-century Vienna’s largest infrastructure project. Otto Wagner was charged with designing the new mass transit network, which continues to shape the look and feel of the city to this day. In addition to coming up with the blueprints for major structural elements such as bridges, tunnel entrances and station buildings, Wagner also zoomed in on the details: railings, lights, lettering, ticket counters, baggage counters and flooring all bore his design signature. The twin Art Nouveau pavilions on Karlsplatz were completed in 1898 as station buildings for the Stadtbahn project. Today, one is used by the Wien Museum for an Otto Wagner exhibition (open April-start of November), and the other (close to the Musikverein) is part of a café.
Otto Wagner Pavillon, Karlsplatz, 1040 Vienna, www.wienmuseum.at
© WienTourismus/ Christian Stemper
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Former Stadtbahn stations
Three of the old Stadtbahn lines were incorporated into the Wiener Linien subway network in the 1980s as part of the U4 and U6. The former Vorortelinie suburban route is now used by the S-Bahn rail network. Much of the old Stadtbahn railway infrastructure is still in use to this day. Heritage listed, they are tourist attractions in their own right. Otto Wagner’s original Stadtbahn station buildings have been brought back to their former glory. Highlights include the Hietzing, Schönbrunn and Stadtpark U4 stations and the Josefstädterstrasse, Alser Strasse and Währinger Strasse/Volksoper U6 stations, along with the Gersthof S-Bahn station.
www.wienerlinien.at
© Bildarchiv Wiener Linien
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Hietzing Court Pavilion
A private station on the Stadtbahn railway was built just outside Schönbrunn Palace for the personal use of Emperor Franz Joseph. Completed in 1899, the Hietzing Court Pavilion had a grand exterior and an opulent Art Nouveau interior. The fact that the Emperor only used the pavilion twice to catch the Stadtbahn was of little interest to Otto Wagner – the imperial cachet surrounding the small building was what counted, ultimately helping modern architecture make its breakthrough. Open from April to October, the pavilion presents an impressive picture of Otto Wagner’s artistic approach, which would pave the way for the contemporary architecture of the twentieth century.
Otto Wagner Court Pavilion (Hietzing), Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse, 1130 Vienna, www.wienmuseum.at
© Wien Museum, Foto: Wolfgang Thaler
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Otto Wagner (1841-1918)
Otto Wagner, born in 1841 in Vienna, was much more than an architect. In today’s parlance he would be known as a designer, urbanist and developer. His early projects saw him work on the showpiece Ringstrasse boulevard, but he soon freed himself from the shackles of historicism. As an urban planner, Otto Wagner left behind a visible legacy in Vienna. His buildings combine technical pragmatism with high aesthetic standards.
© Wien Museum
You can also download a print-ready version of this image. Download here
Austrian Post Savings Bank
Wagner’s Austrian Post Savings Bank is counted as a key work of European modernist architecture and fin de siècle Vienna. Completed in the first district between 1904 and 1912, this building was Wagner’s magnus opus and the most modern in his portfolio. The overarching criteria for the project – fitness for purpose and usability – led to intelligent, coherent and highly aesthetically-pleasing solutions for every single construction detail, interior design feature and item of furniture.
Austrian Post Savings Bank, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna,
www.ottowagner.com
© WienTourismus/ Christian Stemper
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Austrian Post Savings Bank armchair
Otto Wagner pushed the boundaries associated with the traditional role of an architect, insisting on also creating a custom interior for the Post Savings Bank. He took it upon himself to personally attend to details such as the flooring, wall panelling, rugs, radiators, lamps, clocks, door handles, lecterns, light switches, chairs, desks, wardrobes, safes and much more. Produced by Gebrüder Thonet and based on Wagner’s original designs, the armchair is part of the unique collection on display at the MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art.
MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art, Stubenring 5, 1010 Vienna, www.mak.at
© MAK Nathan Murrell
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Kirche am Steinhof (Church of St. Leopold)
Built between 1904 and 1907, Kirche am Steinhof (Church of St. Leopold), one of Wagner’s architectural masterpieces, was the first modernist-era church to be built in Europe. The majority of the interior fixtures and fittings such as lights, benches and altars were created by Wagner himself, while other features were contributed by his contempories. Koloman Moser created the stained-glass windows and Othmar Schimkowitz designed the angels on top of the columns of the portico as well as the angel on the main altar. Covered with gleaming copper panels, the dome can be seen from a considerable distance as the church sits at the top of an incline on the grounds of a former mental hospital in the hilly western part of the city.
Kirche am Steinhof, Baumgartner Höhe 1, 1140 Vienna
© WienTourismus/ Christian Stemper
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Wienzeile apartment buildings
Designed by Otto Wagner, this ensemble of apartment buildings opposite Naschmarkt is a seminal example of fin-de-siècle Viennese Art Nouveau. The facade of the Majolikahaus building is clad with weatherproof tiles featuring brightly coloured floral motifs. Linke Wienzeile 38 features golden medallions contrasted with white plaster in a design created by Koloman Moser. The lifts inside the buildings are dripping with Art Nouveau ornamentation.
Linke Wienzeile 38-40, 1060 Vienna
© WienTourismus/ Christian Stemper
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Hohenstaufengasse 3
Located in Hohenstaufengasse in the first district, the former headquarters of Österreichische Länderbank (holder of the coveted imperial warrant), was Otto Wagner’s first public commission. Built in 1883/1884 the property marked the inception of twentieth century Viennese architecture. Today it is used by the Office of the Federal Chancellor.
Hohenstaufengasse 3, 1010 Vienna
© Christian Jobst / PID
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Otto Wagner Karlsplatz Pavilions
Building the Stadtbahn railway was turn-of-the-century Vienna’s largest infrastructure project. Otto Wagner was charged with designing the new mass transit network, which continues to shape the look and feel of the city to this day. In addition to coming up with the blueprints for major structural elements such as bridges, tunnel entrances and station buildings, Wagner also zoomed in on the details: railings, lights, lettering, ticket counters, baggage counters and flooring all bore his design signature. The twin Art Nouveau pavilions on Karlsplatz were completed in 1898 as station buildings for the Stadtbahn project. Today, one is used by the Wien Museum for an Otto Wagner exhibition (open April-start of November), and the other (close to the Musikverein) is part of a café.
Otto Wagner Pavillon, Karlsplatz, 1040 Vienna, www.wienmuseum.at
© WienTourismus/ Christian Stemper
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Former Stadtbahn stations
Three of the old Stadtbahn lines were incorporated into the Wiener Linien subway network in the 1980s as part of the U4 and U6. The former Vorortelinie suburban route is now used by the S-Bahn rail network. Much of the old Stadtbahn railway infrastructure is still in use to this day. Heritage listed, they are tourist attractions in their own right. Otto Wagner’s original Stadtbahn station buildings have been brought back to their former glory. Highlights include the Hietzing, Schönbrunn and Stadtpark U4 stations and the Josefstädterstrasse, Alser Strasse and Währinger Strasse/Volksoper U6 stations, along with the Gersthof S-Bahn station.
www.wienerlinien.at
© Bildarchiv Wiener Linien
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Hietzing Court Pavilion
A private station on the Stadtbahn railway was built just outside Schönbrunn Palace for the personal use of Emperor Franz Joseph. Completed in 1899, the Hietzing Court Pavilion had a grand exterior and an opulent Art Nouveau interior. The fact that the Emperor only used the pavilion twice to catch the Stadtbahn was of little interest to Otto Wagner – the imperial cachet surrounding the small building was what counted, ultimately helping modern architecture make its breakthrough. Open from April to October, the pavilion presents an impressive picture of Otto Wagner’s artistic approach, which would pave the way for the contemporary architecture of the twentieth century.
Otto Wagner Court Pavilion (Hietzing), Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse, 1130 Vienna, www.wienmuseum.at
© Wien Museum, Foto: Wolfgang Thaler
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