Alter Brotladen in Melk

Former salt magazine in Melk, Austria

This romantic building with its dinky corner oriels is generally known as “Alter Brotladen” (Former Bread Shop). Three different bakers in Melk used it as a shared bread store. Some sources say it served as a Salzstadel (salt storehouse) before.

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Loos House in Vienna

Looshaus in Vienna, Austria

The Loos House (Looshaus) is a central work of the Viennese Modern Age (Wiener Moderne). Architect Adolf Loos designed it in 1910. Because of the missing decorative elements above the windows, the Viennese called the building “The house without eyebrows”. [German]

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Bummerlhaus in Steyr

Bummerlhaus, a late gothic mansion in Steyr, Austria

The Bummerlhaus is a late Gothic mansion in the city of Steyr. It is considered one of the finest medieval secular buildings in Austria. Its first mention dates back to 1450, but its oldest part may be from the 13th century.

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