Brickstone

Posted on November 19, 2015 Posted in MiscTagged architecture, brickstone, design, industrial, manhattan, meatpacking district, new york, Photography, photography blog, photography blogger, styleLeave a comment

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New York 2015

Sofiensaal

Posted on November 16, 2015November 16, 2015 Posted in MiscTagged anti semitism, architecture, concert, concert hall, design, detention center, johann strauss, lifestyle, photography blog, photography blogger, recording venue, sofiensaal, sophiensaal, style, venue, Vienna, wienLeave a comment

The Sofiensaal is a concert hall and recording venue in the third district of Vienna. It was originally built as a steam bath and opened in 1826. After being transformed into a concert hall, Johann Strauss (father and son) used to perform here. There is also a dark side to this venue. In 1926 the Austrian branch of the NSDAP was founded here. During the Nazi regime it served as a detention center for Jews. They were forced to the extermination and concentration camps from here. The Sofiensaal burned down on 16 August 2001, but was rebuilt and opened once again in December 2013.

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Vienna 2015

Chandelier

Posted on November 14, 2015November 14, 2015 Posted in MiscTagged architecture, art, avantgarde, beautiful, chandelier, design, golden, lifestyle, light, Photography, photography blog, photography blogger, silver, style, tinsel, Vienna, wienLeave a comment

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Vienna 2015

Art/Kunst

Posted on November 14, 2015 Posted in MiscTagged architecture, art, graffito, kunst, lifestyle, Photography, photography blog, photography blogger, stencil, streetart, style, Vienna, wienLeave a comment

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Vienna 2015

Times Square

Posted on November 13, 2015 Posted in MiscTagged architecture, design, fashion, intersection, lifestyle, manhattan, new york, Photography, photography blog, photography blogger, streetview, style, times square, urban styleLeave a comment

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New York 2015

Sold/Flak tower

Posted on November 9, 2015 Posted in MiscTagged architecture, arenberg park, flak, flak tower, graffito, Photography, photography blog, photography blogger, streetart, urban, Vienna, wien, wwII1 Comment

Street art on the the flak tower in Arenberg Park (3rd district of Vienna)

Flak Towers were 8 complexes of large, above-ground, anti-aircraft gun blockhouse towers constructed in the cities of Berlin (3), Hamburg (2), and Vienna (3) from 1940 onwards. Other cities that had flak towers included Stuttgart and Frankfurt. Due to the very close neighbouring buildings some of the flak towers could not be blown up after World War II.

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Vienna 2015

At the Gasometer

Posted on November 6, 2015November 6, 2015 Posted in MiscTagged apartment, architecture, autumn, beautiful, brick, brickstone, coop himmelblau, design, entertainment, fall, gas tank, gasometer, indian summer, industrial, jean nouvel, lifestyle, manfred wehdorn, office, Photography, photography blog, photography blogger, shopping, simmering, style, Vienna, wien, wilhelm holzbauer, working1 Comment

The Gasometers in Vienna are four former gas tanks. They were built as part of the Vienna municipal gas works in 1896-1899. They are located in the 11th district, Simmering. They were used from 1899 to 1984 as gas storage tanks. After the changeover from town gas to natural gas, they were no longer used and were shut down. Between 1999 and 2001 the protected structures were remodelled and revitalized. Only the brick exterior front walls were preserved. Responsible architects were Jean Nouvel (Gasometer A), Coop Himmelblau (Gasometer B), Manfred Wehdorn (Gasometer C), and Wilhelm Holzbauer (Gasometer D). Each gasometer was divided into several zones for living, working, entertainment, and shopping.

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Vienna 2015