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The design of the richly adorned facade is modelled on the Gothic architecture of Flemish and Brabant secular buildings like the Brussels Town Hall. It features five towers including the central tower with a height of 98 m (322 ft). On 21 October 1882, the Rathausmann statue was installed on the top, which soon became one of the symbols of Vienna. The structure itself, spread over an area of 19,592 m2 (210,890 sq ft), is arranged around seven inner-courtyards, more along Baroque lines. A total space of about 113,000 m2 (1,220,000 sq ft) is spread over three floors and two basements with 2,987 rooms. It is largely built with bricks decorated with limestone, mainly from the Leitha Mountains, and ashlar masonry.
The Rathaus also accommodates the historic 'Wiener Rathauskeller' restaurant. The traditional restaurant consists of several baroque halls, offering small traditional Viennese delicacies to grand gala buffets.
Atop the steeple of the 98-meter high tower, stands the 3.4-meter tall Rathausmann; an iron standard bearer. It was designed by Alexander Nehr, and donated by master locksmith and factory owner Ludwig Wilhelm.
The statue was attached to the spire on 21 October 1932.[1]
1st FloorEdit
The ballroom can be found on the first floor at the front of the hall, with views of the ring road, Burgtheater, and inner city. The 1st floor ballroom is 71 meters long and spans a width of 20 meters.[2] The ballroom runs adjacent to the banqueting hall, also adjoining with the north buffet and armorial hall.
The Municipal Council Meeting Room and Municipal Senate Meeting Room are both also part of the first floor.
Ground FloorEdit
There are numerous entry points into the Vienna City Hall via the ground floor. There are entrances to the north, south, and west.
The Volkshalle, or "People's Hall", is located on the ground floor, right below the first floor ballroom. The Volkshalle is used nowadays to host events.[3]
Additionally, since 1927, the town hall guard, a special unit of the Viennese professional fire brigade, has resided in the ground floor of the town hall for security. Their duties include standard fire response duties and disaster control.
1st BasementEdit
The first basement, also called the Vienna City Hall cellar, was first opened on 12 February 1899. The artistic design was overseen by Josef Urban, and the historical murals by Heinrich Lefler. The first basement contains numerous rooms including the Knights' Hall, the Green Hall, and the Grinzinger Keller.
There were extensive renovations performed in 1925,[4] 1952,[5] and 2005, where historical murals and woodwork were fully refurbished.
Renovation workEdit
On September 27, 2012, renovation work [6] started on what is expected to be a 35 million euro project to renovate the building by the year 2023 when the work – expected to take place in 11 stages and affecting 40,000 m2 – will be complete. Recently finished renovations (2000) include the grand re-opening of the neo-baroque Salon Ziehrer and the redesigned Lanner-Lehar Hall with wall and ceiling murals by German Trompe-l'œil artist Rainer Maria Latzke.[7]
GalleryEdit
City hall at night
Rathausmann at the top
ReferencesEdit
^"The New Town Hall". Neue Freie Presse. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
^"Festsaal - Rathausführung". Wien.gv.at. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
^"Das Stadtservice Wien". Wien.gv.at. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
^"The Vienna Rathauskeller". Wiener Bilder. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
^"Wien 1952: Berichte vom Mai 1952". Wien.gv.at. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
^. Archived from the original on 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
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translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Wiener Rathaus see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Wiener Rathaus to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Vienna City Hall news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Vienna City Hall German Wiener Rathaus is the seat of local government of Vienna located on Rathausplatz in the Innere Stadt district Constructed from 1872 to 1883 in a Neo Gothic style according to plans designed by Friedrich von Schmidt it houses the office of the Mayor of Vienna as well as the chambers of the city council and Vienna Landtag diet For a brief period between 1892 and 1894 the Vienna City Hall was the world s tallest building until it was eclipsed by Milwaukee City Hall Vienna City Hall at Rathausplatz Contents 1 History 2 Big Build 3 Structure 3 1 Main Tower 3 2 1st Floor 3 3 Ground Floor 3 4 1st Basement 4 Renovation work 5 Gallery 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit City hall c 1885By the mid 19th century the offices in the old Vienna town hall dedicated by the Austrian duke Frederick the Fair in 1316 and rebuilt by the Baroque architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach around 1700 had become too small When the lavish Ringstrasse was laid out in the 1860s a competition to build a new city hall was initiated won by the German architect Friedrich Schmidt Mayor Cajetan Felder urged for the location on the boulevard where simultaneously numerous representative buildings were erected such as the Vienna State Opera the Austrian Parliament Building the main building of the Vienna University or the Burgtheater Construction costs amounted to a total of about 14 million florins borne by both the City of Vienna and the Imperial Royal k k government after lengthy debate Big Build Edit Main festivities hall Festsaal The design of the richly adorned facade is modelled on the Gothic architecture of Flemish and Brabant secular buildings like the Brussels Town Hall It features five towers including the central tower with a height of 98 m 322 ft On 21 October 1882 the Rathausmann statue was installed on the top which soon became one of the symbols of Vienna The structure itself spread over an area of 19 592 m2 210 890 sq ft is arranged around seven inner courtyards more along Baroque lines A total space of about 113 000 m2 1 220 000 sq ft is spread over three floors and two basements with 2 987 rooms It is largely built with bricks decorated with limestone mainly from the Leitha Mountains and ashlar masonry The Rathaus also accommodates the historic Wiener Rathauskeller restaurant The traditional restaurant consists of several baroque halls offering small traditional Viennese delicacies to grand gala buffets Facing the city hall is the large Rathauspark Structure EditThe Vienna City Hall has the following structure from top to bottom Main Tower Rathausmann Attic Storey 2nd Floor 1st Floor Half Floor Ground Floor 1st Basement 2nd BasementMain Tower Edit Atop the steeple of the 98 meter high tower stands the 3 4 meter tall Rathausmann an iron standard bearer It was designed by Alexander Nehr and donated by master locksmith and factory owner Ludwig Wilhelm The statue was attached to the spire on 21 October 1932 1 1st Floor Edit The ballroom can be found on the first floor at the front of the hall with views of the ring road Burgtheater and inner city The 1st floor ballroom is 71 meters long and spans a width of 20 meters 2 The ballroom runs adjacent to the banqueting hall also adjoining with the north buffet and armorial hall The Municipal Council Meeting Room and Municipal Senate Meeting Room are both also part of the first floor Ground Floor Edit There are numerous entry points into the Vienna City Hall via the ground floor There are entrances to the north south and west The Volkshalle or People s Hall is located on the ground floor right below the first floor ballroom The Volkshalle is used nowadays to host events 3 Additionally since 1927 the town hall guard a special unit of the Viennese professional fire brigade has resided in the ground floor of the town hall for security Their duties include standard fire response duties and disaster control 1st Basement Edit The first basement also called the Vienna City Hall cellar was first opened on 12 February 1899 The artistic design was overseen by Josef Urban and the historical murals by Heinrich Lefler The first basement contains numerous rooms including the Knights Hall the Green Hall and the Grinzinger Keller There were extensive renovations performed in 1925 4 1952 5 and 2005 where historical murals and woodwork were fully refurbished Renovation work EditOn September 27 2012 renovation work 6 started on what is expected to be a 35 million euro project to renovate the building by the year 2023 when the work expected to take place in 11 stages and affecting 40 000 m2 will be complete Recently finished renovations 2000 include the grand re opening of the neo baroque Salon Ziehrer and the redesigned Lanner Lehar Hall with wall and ceiling murals by German Trompe l œil artist Rainer Maria Latzke 7 Gallery Edit City hall at night Rathausmann at the topReferences Edit The New Town Hall Neue Freie Presse Retrieved 21 September 2020 Festsaal Rathausfuhrung Wien gv at Retrieved 21 September 2018 Das Stadtservice Wien Wien gv at Retrieved 24 August 2019 The Vienna Rathauskeller Wiener Bilder Retrieved 21 September 2018 Wien 1952 Berichte vom Mai 1952 Wien gv at Retrieved 21 September 2018 Rathaus to get a new look General News Austrian Times Online News English Newspaper Archived from the original on 2014 11 09 Retrieved 2012 09 27 Lanner Lehar Hall Rainermarialatzke com External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vienna City Hall Official Homepage of the Vienna City Hall Das Wiener Rathaus Der Neubau 1868 Bundesdenkmalamt Rathaus Wien The Vienna parks Rathauspark Website of the Viennese city government 48 12 39 N 16 21 25 E 48 21083 N 16 35694 E 48 21083 16 35694 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vienna City Hall amp oldid 1170535309, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
