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 Spot the straight line! by themajor
It's almost impossible to describe in words. Let's simply say that any lover of an abundance straight parallel lines probably ought to steer clear! One word of note - being a real, lived-in block a flats, it is a free show...and being stared at on a daily basis is the price the residents obviously (willingly?) have to pay. All the same, I think it's only fair to show a little bit of respect for the key holders whilst brandishing your camera in the search for that perfect photo opportunity.
The adjacent themed shopping arcade is depressingly touristy but you can get food, postcards if you need to etc. The most amusing thing within is the 'Toilet of Modern Art' (more of which later) Personally I'd enjoy the Hundertwasser building, peruse the toilet in the arcade basement (money needed) and then walk a few streets further to Unter Weissgerbestrasse where you'll find the official Hundertwasser museum - the Kunsthaus. It's 9 Eur for adults (half price Mondays at the moment), has an art exhibition, architecture exhibition and a superbly good cafe/restaurant (see restaurant review).
..and don't forget the Spittelau power plant! Leave a Comment
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 Hundertwasser House by HORSCHECK
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The Hundertwasser House is situated in Vienna's 3rd district, at the corner of Kegelgasse and Löwengasse. The nearest tram stop is Löwengasse (tram N). Leave a Comment
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Leave a Comment Directions: The Hundertwasserhaus Vienna is a building with a great and unique architecture, located at Vienna's 3rd district, at the corner of Kegelgasse and Löwengasse Station: Landstrasse Metro: U4, U3Website: www.hundertwasserhaus.at
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Fernwärmewerk (
powerplant ) by Fam.Rauca,
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1988-1992 - The architectural refurbishing of the incinerator and the chimney tower.
It is a great and unique architecture. Leave a Comment Phone: +43 1 313 26Directions: Station: Spittelau Metro: U4,U6Website: www.fernwaermewien.at Other Contact: Fax:+43 1 313 26 2200
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There are not many cities where social housing draws a stream of visitors, but Vienna's Hundertwasser Haus is no ordinary block of council flats.
This is about as far from a soulless tower block of concrete and glass as you could possibly get. With its crooked walls and bright primary colours, masses of greenery on all levels, quirky columns, haphazard windows and painted lines, all topped off with an onion dome or two, it really is in a class of its own.
This transformation of a block of municipal housing was artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser's concept (the architect was Joseph Krawina). Hundertwasser had a vision of giving city dwellers a home that was both individualistic and that connected with nature. The individual external appearance of each apartment extends to the interior, so that no-one living here has the feeling of their home being merely a hutch in a stack, though they might feel like exhibits in a zoo sometimes with the constant stream of camera-clicking tourists. Gardens, even trees, are planted on several levels, some are even inside and grow through the windows. It's all very human in its scale, if somewhat disconcerting - undulating floors are more usually found at a fun fair.
Since it was finished in 1986 , the Hundertwasser Haus has become one of Vienna's biggest tourist attractions. There's no public access to the apartments - people live and work here - but there is a small gift shop and a coffee shop on the first floor. Leave a Comment Directions: U - Landstrasse
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These construction, is on the Kegelgasse, just opposite the Hundertwasserhaus .
There is a shopping-centre in the Hundertwasserhaus style - with cafes and souvenir-shops. Leave a Comment
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I had been very keen to see this fabulous building for several years of first learning about it's existence. I took the first opportunity to go and see it for myself. I wasn't disappointed... it was amazing. Designed in 1986 with onion spired roofs, multicoloured exterior and trees and shrubs growing out roof gardens and balconeys, it's a great improvement on the usual dull social housing found in most cities!
There were dozens of other tourists looking at this private apartment block designed by the late Austrian artist/architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser on the morning I was there. It is not possible to go inside but there is a terrace cafe where you can have a drink and some torte if you need it.
There is a little shop on the ground floor selling posters, postcards, calendars and other gifts and things related to Austria's celebrated son! Leave a Comment
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 by y2ketan2007
There is a little restaurant on the first floor terrace off this building.And a nice fountain in the courtyard too.
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Welcome to the ''territory of creative architecture,'' as the well-known, in the year of 2000 died artists, painter Hundertwasser described his onion-domed oasis near the Danube, which is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Vienna.
For those who want to visit here, this colorful, public housing masterpiece will not disappoint. Trees are considered tenants and grow out of their own windows. Flat floors are forbidden; an uneven walking surface is “a melody to the feet.” Residents can lean out of their windows and paint anything within arm’s reach. The roof? A minor wilderness.
He said: "Some people claim, the houses consist of walls; according to me from windows."
The building, which sits a-mid baroque Viennese splendor on the Kegelgasse in the third district, in a residential neighborhood, is the most conspicuous example of the imaginative art of the artist.
People still live in the building, so it may be viewed from the outside only. Exeption is the “Kunst-Café im Hundertwasserhaus” at the Löwengasse side.
If you are interested to know more about the artist, you can visit also the Hundertwasser-Kunsthaus locating not far from here, along the Danube canal. It is open daily from 10 am. to 7 pm. and shows the pictorial works of Hundertwasser in a constant exhibition.
In the Museum Shop you can buy everything around Hundertwasser; but also a lot of tourist junk, have nothing to do with Hundertwasser.
Kunsthaus-Museum Website: http://www.kunsthauswien.com/index_en.html
Kunsthaus-Museum Address: Untere Weissgerberstrasse 13
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The Hundertwasserhaus is a council housing tenement block in the 3rd district and another example of Friedensreich Hundertwasser's unique style - using curved and glass and vitreoceramic tiles to create a fantastic building. Whilst you can not go inside - this is after all a block of flats there are cafés and bars in easy reach and the brightness of the building sets it apart from the otherwise very conservative architecture found in this part of Vienna's 3rd district. There are assorted souvenir shops, should you wish, and this is well worth a stop on a tour through Vienna. Leave a Comment
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