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Anker Clock
This clock, created by the artist
Franz Matsch in 1911, sits on a
bridge spanning two buildings on
the Hoher Markt. Every hour, on the
hour, moving figures parade across Postsparkasse
the clock face. One of Otto Wagner’s masterpieces, the
post office savings bank exhibits the finest
workmanship inside and out. Even the
Schottenring and interior ventilator shafts are by Wagner.
Alsergrund

D A N U B E C A N A L
Stadtpark Portals
Museum and The city’s municipal park
Townhall Stephansdom is adorned with
Quarter Quarter magnificent portals
Hofburg (1903–7), designed by
Quarter Friedrich Ohmann as
part of a project to
regulate the flow of the
River Wien.

Karlsplatz Pavilions
The two pavilions standing in
Karlsplatz were built as part of
Otto Wagner’s scheme for
Vienna’s turn-of-the-century
Belvedere underground system.
Quarter

Secession Building
Nicknamed the Golden
Cabbage because of its golden
filigree dome, the Secession
Building was designed at the
turn of the century by Joseph
Maria Olbrich for exhibitions of
avant-garde art. In the
basement is Gustav Klimt’s
Beethoven Frieze.

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