Austrian Postal Savings Bank building
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Art Nouveau architecture work
architectural landmark
bank building
building
modernist architecture work
The Austrian Postal Savings Bank building is a landmark early 20th-century Vienna structure celebrated as a masterpiece of modernist architecture by Otto Wagner, noted for its functional design and innovative use of materials.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Austrian Postal Savings Bank building canonical | 1 |
| Postal Savings Bank building in Vienna | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Art Nouveau architecture work
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architectural landmark ⓘ bank building ⓘ building ⓘ modernist architecture work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Austrian Postal Savings Bank
NERFINISHED
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Österreichische Postsparkasse NERFINISHED ⓘ Österreichische Postsparkassenamt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Otto Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Art Nouveau
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Modern architecture ⓘ Vienna Secession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| client | Österreichische Postsparkasse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1906 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1904 ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| designPrinciple |
emphasis on rational planning
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functionalism ⓘ integration of structure and ornament ⓘ |
| floorCount | 7 ⓘ |
| function | postal savings bank headquarters ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
customer service counters
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main banking hall ⓘ office wings ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature |
custom-designed furniture by Otto Wagner
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daylit main hall ⓘ glass and steel floor supports ⓘ open-plan office spaces ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Danube Canal
NERFINISHED
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Ringstrasse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic monument ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern office building design ⓘ |
| influencedBy | industrial materials and engineering ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Innere Stadt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
aluminum
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glass ⓘ marble ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
aluminum bolts on façade
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large central banking hall with glass roof ⓘ modular façade panels ⓘ visible structural grid ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1906 ⓘ |
| roofType | glass roof ⓘ |
| significance |
key work of early modern architecture
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landmark of Vienna Secession movement ⓘ masterpiece of Otto Wagner ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Georg-Coch-Platz 2 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Postal Savings Bank building in Vienna