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x Bankgasse pausing in cafés, or listening tiny, with every detail carefully
to the street musicians. constructed by Loos, such as
Map 1 C5 & 5 B3. % Herrengasse.
No. 37 is the Malteser kirche. the tables lit from below and
Few streets in Vienna are This church was founded by the exquisite glass cabinets
more crammed with the the Knights of Malta, who were for storing glasses. One of
palaces of the nobility. invited to Vienna early in the his hallmarks is the use of
At Nos. 4–6 is the former 13th century by Leopold VI. mahogany panelling, and
Strattmann-Windischgrätz The interior retains lofty Gothic this bar is no exception.
Palace (1692–1734), which windows and vaults. Mirrors give the impression
was originally designed by At No. 1 is the Lobmeyr that the interior is larger than
Johann Bernhard Fischer von Museum, which houses glass it actually is, and onyx and
Erlach (see p149). The present designed by Josef Hoffmann marble panels reflect the soft
façade (1783–4) was the work Statuary above the portal to the Lobkowitz Palace (see p58), among others, for the lighting used throughout.
of Franz Hillebrand, who Viennese firm of Lobmeyr. The Loosbar is often cited as
considerably increased the the destruction of the city walls v Lobkowitz Palace Around the corner at No. 5 the first instance of rampant
size of the building by by Napoleon, and opened up Lobkowitzplatz 2. Map 4 D1 & 5 C4. Johannesgasse is the superb architectural modernism. Loos
incorporating the palace a space previously occupied Tel 525243460. % Karlsplatz, Questenberg-Kaunitz Palace, took his inspiration from a
next door. Today, it houses by fortifications. Unlike the Stephansplatz. Open 10am–6pm which dates from the early three-year sojourn studying
the Hungarian Embassy. Burggarten, the Volksgarten Wed–Mon. & 7 18th century. Its design has the buildings of New York City,
Nos. 5–7 are at the back of was opened to the public soon ∑ theatermuseum.at Tomb of Karl VI by Balthasar Moll been attributed to the between 1893 and 1896. Today,
the Starhemberg Palace. The after its completion in 1820. architect Johann Lukas von it is a preferred hangout of
Liechtenstein Palace, built as a The formal gardens, espe cially This large palace was built for The last reigning Habsburg, Hildebrandt (see p154). movie stars, who come for
town residence for the Liechten- the splendid rose gardens, are Count Dietrichstein in 1685–7 Empress Zita, died in 1989 the celebrated cocktails.
stein family by Domenico matched in grandeur by by Giovanni Pietro Tencala and and her remains are also , American Bar
Martinelli (1694–1706), is at statuary and monuments, altered by Johann Bernhard buried in the crypt. . Stock-im-
No. 9. No. 2 is the Schönborn- notably the Temple of Theseus Fischer von Erlach (see p149) in Kärntner Strasse 10. Map 4 D1 & 6 D3.
Batthyány Palace (1695). (1823) by Peter von Nobile. It 1710. In 1753 it was acquired by Tel 5123283. % Stephansplatz. Open Eisen-Platz
was built to house Canova’s the Lobkowitz family. Balls were n Neuer Markt noon–4am daily. ∑ loosbar.at Map 2 D5 & 5 C3. % Stephansplatz.
statue of the Greek god, which held here during the Congress Map 4 D1 & 5 C4. % Stephansplatz.
c Volksgarten now graces the staircase of the of Vienna (see p32). Beneath a garish depiction This square is at the inter-
Kunsthistorisches Museum. Since 1991 the palace has Known as the Mehlmarkt or of the Stars and Stripes section of Stephansplatz,
Dr-Karl-Renner-Ring. Map 1 C5 &
5 A3. Tel 5339083. % Herrengasse. Other highlights include Karl housed the Austrian Theatre flour market until around 1210, is this bar designed Kärntner Strasse and Graben.
v D, 1, 2, 71. Open Apr–Oct: von Hasenauer’s monument to Museum, which features a the Neuer Markt was also used by Adolf Loos Opposite Haas-Haus (see p81)
6am–10pm daily; Nov–Mar: the poet Franz Grillparzer (see model of the first Hofburg as a jousting area. Of these (see p94) in is the Equitable Palace (1891),
6:30am–7pm daily. 7 p35) and the fountain memorial theatre and the Eroica-Saal origins nothing is left, though 1908. The once headquarters to the
to the assassinated Empress (1724–29) – where many first a few 18th-century houses interior, Equitable Life Insurance
Like the Burggarten landscaped Elisabeth (1907) by Friedrich performances of Beethoven’s remain. In the middle of the restored Company. An old tree
garden (see p104), the elegant Ohmann (see p59) and the work took place. The main Neuer Markt is a replica of the in 1990, is trunk, dotted with nails,
Volksgarten was created after sculptor Hans Bitterlich. exhibits chronicle Austrian Donner Fountain (1737–9) by impres sive. stands in the square.
theatre in the 1940s. Georg Raphael Donner, a The bar is Passing locksmiths’
symbolic celebration of the apprentices would bang
role played by rivers in the in a nail to ensure a safe
b Kapuzinerkirche economic life of the Habsburg passage home.
und Kaisergruft Empire. The four figures denote The Donner Fountain in
tributaries of the Danube, while Neuer Markt
Tegetthoffstrasse 2. Map 4 D1 & 5 C4. the central figure represents
Tel 512685388. % Stephansplatz. Providence. The original figures
Kaisergruft: Open 10am–6pm daily.
Kapuzinerkirche: Open 6am–6pm are in the Lower Belvedere
daily. & 7 ∑ kaisergruft.at (see p159).
Beneath the Kapuzinerkirche
are the vaults of the Kaisergruft, m Kärntner Strasse
the imperial crypt founded in Map 4 D1 & 5 C5. % Stephansplatz.
1619 by the Catholic Emperor Malteserkirche: Open 7am–7pm daily.
Matthias. Here lie the remains Lobmeyr Museum: Open 9am–5pm
of 138 Habsburgs, including Mon–Fri.
Maria Theresa and her husband
Franz Stephan in a large tomb This pedestrianized street was
by Balthasar Moll (1753). The the main road to Carinthia in
most poignant tomb is that medieval times. Now it is the
of Franz Joseph, flanked by his old city’s principal retail street.
assassi nated wife Elisabeth Day and night, it is packed
and their son Rudolf, who with people shopping, buying
Formal rose garden in the Volksgarten committed suicide (see p34). fresh fruit juice from stands,

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