In this building, the Belgian architect Henry van de Velde lived from 1908 to 1917. House and furnishings were designed by himself. Allegedly, the layout of the building is designed like a ship. Together with the mast on the roadside, my pic reminds to an upside-down boat, at least. [German]
Category: Architecture
Cranach House in Weimar
The Cranach House was built in the years 1547 to 1549 by the Renaissance master builder Nikolaus Gromann for the ducal chancellor Christian Brück. Its present name reminds us of the presence of the painter Lucas Cranach, the Elder. He spent his last months here. [German]
Linke Wienzeile 38 in Vienna
The building N° 38, situated on the Linke Wienzeile (6. District), was designed by Otto Wagner. Koloman Moser created the golden ornaments. You find this facade next to the Naschmarkt, one of the most popular markets in Vienna. [German]
Konsum building (1928)
The day was already dawning when I reached the Konsum building. It was built in 1928 to plans by Walter Gropius. Its unusual height and function as a department store made it a focal point of the Törten Housing Estate. The attached low-rise building with the shop floor is not visible in this photo. [German]
Trinkhalle in Dessau-Roßlau
Not far from the master houses in Dessau-Roßlau stands this reconstruction of a Trinkhalle (drinking hall). The original building was designed by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1932. At that time, he was director of the Dessauer Bauhaus. The building survived World War II but was demolished in the 1970s. [German]
Otto Wagner Schützenhaus
The Schützenhaus was built in 1904 – 1908 according to plans by Otto Wagner. The building was part of a planned weir. Schützenhaus refers to the control gates (Schütze) used in such weirs. Today, the building houses a restaurant called “Otto Wagner Schützenhaus”. [German]
Riding Hall in Coburg
The Coburg Riding Hall (Coburger Reiterhalle) stands near to the Ehrenburg Palace (Schloss Ehrenburg). It was built according to the plans of Georg Konrad Rothbart in 1852. Theodor Behrens created the sculptural horse’s head in the tondo directly above the pointed arch portal. [German]
Post office building (1937) in Knittelfeld
This post office building on the Kapuzinerplatz dates back to 1937. The architecture is pretty alpine. The oriel is modelled on the Golden Roof (Goldenes Dachl) in Innsbruck. The decorations on the oriel show different mail services over time.
German Federal Cultural Foundation in Halle (Saale)
Right next to the buildings of the Francke Foundations I came across this fascinating architecture. It’s the headquarter of the German Federal Cultural Foundation (Kulturstiftung des Bundes). The purpose of this foundation is to promote and fund art and culture within the framework of federal responsibility.
Gabled houses in Rostock
In Rostock, there are a lot of colourful gabled houses to see. It is big fun to walk through the streets and to count how many different gables one discover. Even this gable of a newly built edifice next to the old town hall has something decorative to offer.
Neo-Gothic bank building in Steyr
This building of a mutual savings bank (Sparkasse) was built in 1900 in the style of neo-Gothic. For this reason two older houses were demolished, e.g. the Reichlhaus. An interesting details is the writing on top of it, which uses the outdated term Sparcassa.
‘Zum Andreas Hofer’ inn in Steyr
The building with the address Enge Gasse 5 has late Gothic origins and a Baroque facade created in the second quarter of the 18th century. It is generally known as the ‘Zum Andreas Hofer’ inn (Gasthaus ‘Zum Andreas Hofer’).